Beard Gregory A Form 3 TALOS ENERGY / Gregory A Beard 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^*

Beard Gregory A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

500 DALLAS STREET, SUITE 2000

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/10/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
TALOS ENERGY INC. [ TALO ]

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

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

5. 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 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)

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

Explanation of Responses:

Remarks:

Exhibit List Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney On May 10, 2018, pursuant to a Transaction Agreement, dated November 21, 2017, by and among Talos Energy Inc. (the "Issuer"), Stone Energy Corporation ("Stone"), Talos Energy LLC, Saiflish Merger Sub Corporation, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer ("Merger Sub"), and Talos Production LLC, Merger Sub merged with and into Stone, with Stone surviving the merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Merger"). This report reflects the beneficial ownership of the reporting person(s) at the time of the consummation of the Merger and does not include any securities received by the reporting person upon consummation of the Merger. The reporting person will file a Form 4 reflecting any acquisition or disposition of the Issuer's securities in connection with the Merger.

No securities are beneficially owned.

	/s/ William S. Moss III, attorney-in-fact	05/10/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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