X0306 4 2016-10-07 0 0000845289 HARVEST NATURAL RESOURCES, INC. HNR 0001248351 MURRAY PATRICK M 1177 ENCLAVE PARKWAY SUITE 300 HOUSTON TX 77077 1 0 0 0 Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 2016-10-07 4 M 0 93023 A 330544 D Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 2016-10-07 4 D 0 93023 0.91 D 237521 D Phantom Stock 2016-10-07 4 M 0 93023 D 2016-10-07 Common Stock, $.01 par value per share 93023 0 D Each share of phantom stock is the economic equivalent of one share of HNR common stock. The Company settled such phantom stock for cash. Although reflected in Table I, no common stock was actually acquired or disposed of. Includes shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person by the Company's board of directors pursuant to various plans. Due to a clerical error, this filing reflects the inadvertent omission to report Phantom Stock granted on September 15, 2016. Expiration Date not applicable. Stephen C. Haynes, Attorney-in-Fact 2016-10-12