Jones Energy (JONEQ) Form 4 Jones Energy / Jonny Jones 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^*

Jones Jonny

(Last) (First) (Middle)

807 LAS CIMAS PARKWAY, SUITE 350

(Street)

AUSTIN TX 78746

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Jones Energy, Inc. [ JONE ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/23/2018

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
Class B common stock	07/23/2018		J(1)		45,862	D	$0.00(1)	4,825,038	I	See footnote(2)
Class A common stock	07/23/2018		J(1)		43,379	A	$0.00(1)	5,882,220(3)	D
Class A common stock								1,450,005	I	See footnote(4)

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
Units of Jones Energy Holdings, LLC	(1)	07/23/2018		J(1)			45,862	(1)	(1)	Class A common stock	45,862	$0.00(1)	4,825,038	I	See footnote(2)

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares of Class B common stock of the Issuer (the "Class B Shares") and an equivalent number of membership interests in Jones Energy Holdings, LLC (the "JEH LLC Units") reported herein were exchanged by current employees and indirect beneficial owners of the Issuer (the "Exchanging Members"), including Jon Rex Jones, Jr. Trust V, of which the Reporting Person is the Trustee, for shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer (the "Class A Shares"). This exchange was made pursuant to and in accordance with the Exchange Agreement dated July 29, 2013, included as Exhibit 10.3 to the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 30, 2013. This exchange was made solely for the benefit of the Exchanging Members and no proceeds will go to Reporting Person in connection therewith.

2. The Class B Shares and JEH LLC Units reported herein are beneficially owned by the Reporting Person solely as a result of (a) his status as the Trustee of the Managing Member of JET 3 GP, LLC, which is the general partner of the entity that held such Class B Shares and JEH LLC Units prior to the exchange reported herein and (b) his status as the Trustee of Jon Rex Jones, Jr. Trust V, which is one of the Exchanging Members. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class B Shares and JEH LLC Units reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

3. The Reporting Person is deemed to beneficially own 5,095,104 Class A Shares as a result of the irrevocable proxies (the "Proxies") to vote such Class A Shares granted on July 6, 2017 by Debora Lynn Jones Trust V, Julie Ann Jarvis Trust V, Jon Rex Jones Loyal Trust, Jon Rex Jones, Jr. Trust V and Stephen Martin Jones Trust V. Following the grant of the Proxies, the Reporting Person holds sole voting power over such Class A Shares. No consideration was paid by the Reporting Person for the grant of the Proxies. Additionally, the Reporting Person is deemed to indirectly beneficially own the 2,334,517 Class A Shares owned by Jon Rex Jones, Jr. Trust V as a result of his status as Trustee of such trust, through which he holds sole dispositive power over such Class A Shares. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class A Shares reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

4. The Reporting Person is deemed to beneficially own 1,450,005 shares of Class A common stock ("Class A Shares") of Jones Energy, Inc. as a result of his equity interest in JRJ Investment Fund, Ltd. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of such Class A Shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.

	/s/ Jonny Jones	07/24/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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