X0306 4 2021-12-07 1 0001071993 CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO MCF 0001182586 ROMANO JOSEPH J 717 TEXAS AVENUE SUITE 2900 HOUSTON TX 77002 1 0 0 0 Common Stock 2021-12-07 4 D 0 182415 D 0 D Contango, Independence Energy, LLC, IE Pubco Inc. ("New Pubco"), IE OpCo LLC, IE C Merger Sub Inc. ("C Merger Sub") and IE L Merger Sub LLC ("L Merger Sub"), are parties to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2021 (the "Transaction Agreement"), pursuant to which, among other things, C Merger Sub merged with and into Contango with Contango as the surviving entity (the "Merger"), immediately following the Merger, Contango merged with and into L Merger Sub, with L Merger Sub, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of New PubCo, as the surviving entity. At the effective time of the Merger, each share of Contango common stock, par value $0.04 per share, outstanding immediately prior to the Merger was converted automatically into the right to receive 0.2000 shares of New PubCo Class A Common Stock. This Form 4 has been signed by E. Joseph Grady, Assistant Secretary of Contango Oil & Gas Company, on behalf of Mr. Romano. /s/ E. Joseph Grady 2021-12-09