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      <issuerName>Crescent Energy Co</issuerName>
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        <com:street1>600 TRAVIS STREET</com:street1>
        <com:street2>SUITE 7200</com:street2>
        <com:city>HOUSTON</com:city>
        <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
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      <issuerContactPhone>(713) 481-7782</issuerContactPhone>
      <nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>Independence Energy Aggregator L.P.</nameOfPersonForWhoseAccountTheSecuritiesAreToBeSold>
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        <name>Wells Fargo Clearing Services</name>
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          <com:street1>1 North Jefferson Avenue</com:street1>
          <com:city>St. Louis</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>MO</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>63103</com:zipCode>
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      <noOfUnitsOutstanding>91608800</noOfUnitsOutstanding>
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      <acquiredDate>12/07/2021</acquiredDate>
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        <name>Independence Energy Aggregator L.P.</name>
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          <com:street1>600 Travis Street</com:street1>
          <com:street2>Suite 7200</com:street2>
          <com:city>Houston</com:city>
          <com:stateOrCountry>TX</com:stateOrCountry>
          <com:zipCode>77002</com:zipCode>
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      <securitiesClassTitle>Crescent Energy Company</securitiesClassTitle>
      <saleDate>03/11/2024</saleDate>
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    <remarks>Todd Falk is Vice President, Finance of Independence Energy Aggregator GP LLC, the general partner of Independence Energy Aggregator L.P. (IE Aggregator). On March 11, 2024, IE Aggregator converted 13,800,000 shares of Class B Common Stock of Crescent Energy Company (the Issuer) and Crescent Energy OpCo LLC units (OpCo Units) into 13,800,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. On March 11, 2024, IE Aggregator sold 13,800,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at a price per share of $9.87 in an underwritten public offering, and transferred to the Issuer 2,300,000 OpCo Units and shares of Class B Common Stock in exchange for $9.87 per OpCo Unit pursuant to a Repurchase Agreement.</remarks>
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      <noticeDate>04/01/2024</noticeDate>
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