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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Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Natural Gas Partners VII, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
125 E. JOHN CARPENTER FWY
SUITE 600

(Street)
IRVING TX 75062

(City) (State) (Zip)
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Resolute Energy Corp [ REN ]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
09/27/2010
4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)
Form filed by One Reporting Person
X 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 09/27/2010 J(1)(2) 15,039(3) A (1)(2) 7,966,024 D(3)(4)(5)
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
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
Natural Gas Partners VII, L.P.

(Last) (First) (Middle)
125 E. JOHN CARPENTER FWY
SUITE 600

(Street)
IRVING TX 75062

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person*
PICCONE JAMES M

(Last) (First) (Middle)
125 E. JOHN CARPENTER FWY.,
SUITE 600

(Street)
IRVING TX 75062

(City) (State) (Zip)

Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
Director X 10% Owner
Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)
Explanation of Responses:
1. At the time of the acquisition pursuant to that certain Purchase and IPO Reorganization Agreement dated September 9, 2009, as amended (the "Acquisition"), among Resolute Energy Corporation (the "Issuer"), Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc., Resolute Holdings, LLC ("Holdings") and others and registered in the Issuer's Form S-4 Registration Statement (333-161076), 200,000 shares of Common Stock of the issuer that would have constituted the merger consideration for Holdings were awarded to certain employees of the issuer, 100,000 of which vested on award and were distributed in 2009. The remaining 100,000 shares were held in escrow by Holdings and would vest if the employee was still employed by the issuer on September 25, 2010. If the employee was not employed at such date, the forfeited shares of Common Stock would become the property of Holdings as merger consideration. [cont FN2}
2. [cont from FN1] At September 27, 2010, the remaining shares were distributed from the escrow, and 15,039 shares of Common Stock were forfeited and became the property of Holdings. Holdings' right to receive the additional shares became fixed and irrevocable (if so forfeited by employees) on September 25, 2009, the closing date of the Acquisition (the "Closing Date").
3. 6,276,166 shares of Common Stock are owned directly by Natural Gas Partners VII, L.P. ("NGP VII"). 289,719 shares of Common Stock are owned directly by NGP-VII Income Co-Investment Opportunities, L.P. ("Co-Invest"). Holdings owns 1,385,100 shares of Common Stock, 1,385,000 of which are subject to forfeiture unless at any time prior to five years from the Closing Date, either (a) the closing sale price of Common Stock exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 trading days in any 30 day trading period beginning 90 days after the Closing Date, or (b) a change in control event occurs in which Common Stock is valued at greater than $15.00 per share.
4. G.F.W. Energy VII, L.P. ("GFW Energy") is the sole general partner of NGP VII, and GFW VII, L.L.C. ("GFW LLC") is the sole general partner of GFW Energy. NGP VII owns 100% of NGP Income Management, L.L.C., which is the sole general partner of Co-Invest. GFW LLC may be deemed to beneficially own any securities held by NGP VII. The reporting person, who is an Authorized Member of GFW, LLC, may be deemed an indirect beneficial owner of the securities currently owned by NGP VII and Co-Invest. NGP VII owns a majority of the outstanding membership interests of Holdings and, therefore, the reporting person may be deemed to the indirect beneficial owner of the Common Stock owned by Holdings. This report is filed in connection with the Form 4 filed today by Kenneth A. Hersh.
5. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and this report shall not be deemed an admission that the reporting person is the beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
Natural Gas Partners VII, L.P., by GFW Energy VII, L.P., General Partner, by /s/ Kenneth A. Hersh, authorized member 09/28/2010
Resolute Holdings, LLC, by /s/ James M. Piccone, President 09/28/2010
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