Warren Resources (WRES) Form 4 WARREN RESOURCES / Frank T Smith JR 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^*

Smith Frank T JR

(Last) (First) (Middle)

1331 17TH STREET

SUITE 720

(Street)

DENVER CO 80202

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WARREN RESOURCES INC [ WRES ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
Senior Vice President and CFO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/25/2015

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

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
Restricted Stock Units	(1)(2)	11/25/2015		A		450,000		(1)(2)	11/25/2018	Common Stock	450,000	$0	450,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive one share of WRES common stock. The restricted stock units vest annually over three years on the anniversary of November 25, 2015, dependent on the performance of WRES's common stock. If the average closing price is at $2.00 or greater over any 20 consecutive trading days (the "twenty day average price") during the first three years following the transaction date, 75,000 restricted stock units will vest in equal installments on each of the remaining anniversary dates. If the twenty day average price is at $4.00 or greater during the first three years following the transaction date, an additional 150,000 restricted stock units will vest on each of the remaining anniversary dates.

2. If the twenty day average price is at $6.00 or greater during the second or third year following the transaction date, an additional 225,000 restricted stock units will vest in equal installments on each remaining anniversary of the transaction date.

	/s/ Frank T. Smith, Jr.	11/30/2015
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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