Energen (EGN) Form 4 ENERGEN / John S Richardson 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^*

Richardson John S

(Last) (First) (Middle)

605 RICHARD ARRINGTON JR. BLVD. NORTH

(Street)

BIRMINGHAM AL 35203-2707

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
ENERGEN CORP [ EGN ]

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

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

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/04/2018

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
Common Stock (Deferred)								300(2)(7)	D
Common Stock (ESP)								8,027	I	ESP(1)
Common Stock	05/10/2018		G	V	4,146.995	D	(8)	0(9)	I	GRAT 2
Common Stock (RSU)								51,993	D
Common Stock	09/04/2018		F		42	D	$77.49(7)	79,979(7)(9)	D

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
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (NQ)	$54.99							(3)	01/25/2021	Common Stock	31,317		31,317	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (NQ)	$54.11							(4)	01/24/2022	Common Stock	38,095		38,095	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (NQ)	$48.36							(5)	01/23/2023	Common Stock	14,946		14,946	D
Stock Option (Right to Buy) (NQ)	$72.39							(6)	01/21/2024	Common Stock	13,560		13,560	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Energen Corporation Employee Savings Plan, number of shares and securities are estimates based on trustee's unit accounting.

2. Energen Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan; number of securities is estimated based on recordkeeper's unit accounting.

3. The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments of 10,439 each on January 26, 2012, 2013 and 2014, respectively.

4. The option became exercisable in annual installments of 9,365, 14,365, and 14,365 on January 25, 2013, 2014 and 2015, respectively.

5. The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments of 4,982 each on January 24, 2014, 2015 and 2016, respectively.

6. The option became exercisable in three equal annual installments of 4,520 each on January 22, 2015, 2016 and 2017, respectively.

7. On September 4, 2018, 100 shares were distributed from the deferred account with 42 shares withheld for taxes.

8. Gift; no sales or purchase price.

9. On May 10, 2018 the remaining 3,662 shares were distributed from a grantor-retained annuity trust (GRAT 2) and are now being reported as directly owned.

Remarks:

	John K. Molen, Attorney in Fact	09/05/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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