Richard F Betz Form 4 Resolute Energy / RICHARD F BETZ 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^*

BETZ RICHARD F

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1700 LINCOLN STREET, SUITE 2800

(Street)

DENVER CO 80203

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Resolute Energy Corp [ REN ]

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/13/2018

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	02/13/2018		A		94,446(1)	A	$0.00	264,863(2)	D(3)

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
Performance Share Rights	(4)	02/13/2018		A		47,223		03/08/2019	03/08/2021	Common Stock	47,223	$0	47,223	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. This restricted stock was granted pursuant to the Issuer's 2009 Performance Incentive Plan. The Reporting Person's interests in the Restricted Stock will vest pursuant to the vesting schedule set forth in the Equity Incentive Grant Agreement dated February 13, 2018. Pursuant to the Agreement, 47,223 total shares will vest by the passage of time ("Time Vested Shares") and 47,223 shares will vest upon achievement of specified thresholds of cumulative total shareholder return (TSR) compared to certain peers ("Performance Vested Shares") in three annual installments commencing March 8, 2019 through March 8, 2021.

2. Includes 145,325 shares of restricted stock subject to Time- and Performance- Vesting criteria, which vest in annual installments in accordance with such criteria through March 8, 2021.

3. Includes 32,660 shares held by the Reporting Person in IRA accounts.

4. Each Performance Share Right represents a right to receive the target number of shares of the Issuer's common stock. The Performance Share Rights vest upon achievement of specified thresholds of cumulative TSR compared to certain peers. Vesting will occur in three annual installments commencing March 8, 2019 through March 8, 2021.

	/s/ Richard F. Betz	02/15/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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