| 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*
(Street)
| 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 11/16/2015 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Erin Energy Corp. [ ERN ] | |||||||||||||
| 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)
| 5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) | ||||||||||||||
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
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| Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned | |||
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| 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) |
| Common Stock | 29,167(1) | D | |
| Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities) | |||||||
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| 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 | ||||
| Incentive Stock Option (Right to Buy) | 11/16/2016 | 11/16/2020 | Common Stock | 133,334(2) | 3.83 | D | |
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. Common stock of Issuer granted to Reporting Person on November 16, 2015 pursuant to Issuer's 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and subject thereto. Grant of restricted stock subject to forfeiture. 50% of shares become vested on the one-year anniversary of Grant Date and 50% become vested on the two-year anniversary of Grant Date, for so long as the recipient of the stock remains an employee of, or consultant to, the Company and subject to the terms and conditions of the Restricted Stock Purchase Agreement. |
| 2. Options to purchase common stock of Issuer granted to Reporting Person pursuant to Issuer's 2009 Equity Incentive Plan and subject thereto. Vesting at the rate of 1/3 of the total shares on 11/16/2016 (44,444), 11/16/2017 (44,444) and 11/16/18 (44,446). |
| Remarks: |
| Jean-Michel Malek | 12/15/2015 | |
| ** Signature of Reporting Person | Date | |
| Reminder: Report on a separate line for each class of securities beneficially owned directly or indirectly. | ||
| * If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5 (b)(v). | ||
| ** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a). | ||
| Note: File three copies of this Form, one of which must be manually signed. If space is insufficient, see Instruction 6 for procedure. | ||
| Persons who respond to the collection of information contained in this form are not required to respond unless the form displays a currently valid OMB Number. | ||
