| 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) 12/07/2021 | 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Crescent Energy Co [ CRGY ] | |||||||||||||
| 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) |
| No securities beneficially owned. | 0(1)(2) | 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 | ||||
| Explanation of Responses: |
| 1. On December 7, 2021, pursuant to a Transaction Agreement, dated June 7, 2021, by and among Crescent Energy Company (the "Issuer"), Contango Oil & Gas Company ("Contango"), Independence Energy LLC, IE OpCo LLC, IE C Merger Sub Inc. ("C Merger Sub") and IE L Merger Sub LLC ("L Merger Sub"), whereby C Merger Sub merged with and into Contango, with Contango surviving the merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "Contango Merger") and Contango merged with and into L Merger Sub, with L Merger Sub surviving the merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "LLC Merger", together with the Contango Merger, the "Mergers"). |
| 2. (Continued from Footnote 1) This report reflects the beneficial ownership of the reporting person(s) at the time of the consummation of the Mergers and does not include any securities (if any) to be received by the reporting person via exchange upon consummation of the Mergers or otherwise to be received by the reporting person in connection with or immediately following such consummation. The reporting person will file a Form 4 reflecting any acquisition or disposition of the Issuer's securities in connection with the Mergers. |
| Remarks: |
| Exhibit List: Exhibit 24.1 - Power of Attorney |
| /s/ Bo Shi, as attorney-in-fact for Erich Bobinsky | 12/07/2021 | |
| ** 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. | ||
