Sanchez Patricio D. Form 4 Sanchez Energy / Patricio D. Sanchez 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^*

Sanchez Patricio D.

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1000 MAIN STREET, SUITE 3000

(Street)

HOUSTON TX 77002

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Sanchez Energy Corp [ SN ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/15/2017

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	04/15/2017		A		50,000	A	$8.65	336,655	D
Common Stock	04/15/2017		A		33,333	A	$8.65	369,988	D
Common Stock	04/15/2017		M		50,000	D	$8.65	319,988	D
Common Stock	04/15/2017		M		33,333	D	$8.65	286,655	D
Common Stock								371,836	I	By 1988 Trust No. 14(1)

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
Phantom Stock	(2)	04/15/2017		M			50,000	04/15/2017	04/15/2017	Common Stock	50,000	$8.65	0	D
Phantom Stock	(3)	04/15/2017		M			33,333	04/15/2017	04/15/2017	Common Stock	33,333	$8.65	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. These shares are owned directly by 1988 Trust No. 14. Reporting Person is a co-trustee, along with A. R. Sanchez, Jr., a beneficiary of 1988 Trust No. 14. Reporting Person may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the shares held by 1988 Trust No. 14. Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership by Reporting Person of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or any other purpose.

2. Each share of phantom stock was the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("Common Stock"), vesting in five years or earlier if the Common Stock closing price equaled or exceeded certain benchmarks. The Reporting Person settled his shares of phantom stock for cash.

3. Each share of phantom stock was the economic equivalent of one share of Common Stock. The Reporting Person settled his shares of phantom stock for cash.

	/s/ Patricio D. Sanchez	04/18/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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