Sec Form 4 Filing - ENCAP ENERGY CAPITAL FUND VII LP @ EARTHSTONE ENERGY INC - 2021-07-10

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ENCAP ENERGY CAPITAL FUND VII LP 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EARTHSTONE ENERGY INC [ ESTE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900, 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 07/10/2021 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77002 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _____ Form filed by One Reporting Person __ X __ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip)

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 Class A Common Stock 07/10/2021 J( 3 ) 2,303,000 ( 3 ) A 6,914,808 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 4 ) I ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 4 ) See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 4 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: 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 Class B Common Stock ( 5 ) ( 5 ) ( 5 ) Class A Common Stock ( 5 ) 33,956,524 ( 5 ) I ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 5 ) See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 2 ) ( 5 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other ENCAP ENERGY CAPITAL FUND VII LP 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900 HOUSTON, TX77002 X EnCap Energy Capital Fund VIII, L.P. 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900 HOUSTON, TX77002 X Bold Energy Holdings, LLC C/O ENCAP INVESTMENTS L.P. 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900 HOUSTON, TX77002 X EnCap Energy Capital Fund IX, L.P. 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900 HOUSTON, TX77002 X EnCap Partners GP, LLC 1100 LOUISIANA STREET, SUITE 4900 HOUSTON, TX77002 X Signatures Fund VII, By: Fund VII GP, its general partner, Investments LP, its general partner, Investments GP, its general partner, /s/ Douglas E. Swanson, Jr., Managing Director 10/27/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date Fund VIII, By: Fund VIII GP, its general partner, Investments LP, its general partner, Investments GP, its general partner, /s/ Douglas E. Swanson, Jr., Managing Director 10/27/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date Bold Energy Holdings, LLC, By: Fund IX, its sole member, Fund IX GP, its general partner, Investments LP, its general partner, Investments GP, its general partner, /s/ Douglas E. Swanson, Jr., Managing Director 10/27/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date Fund IX, By: Fund IX GP, its general partner, Investments LP, its general partner, Investments GP, its general partner, /s/ Douglas E. Swanson, Jr., Managing Director 10/27/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date EnCap Partners GP, By: /s/ Douglas E. Swanson, Jr., Managing Director 10/27/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )EnCap Partners GP, LLC ("EnCap Partners GP") is general partner of EnCap Partners, LP ("EnCap Partners"), which is managing member of EnCap Investments Holdings, LLC ("EnCap Holdings"), which is sole member of EnCap Investments GP, L.L.C. ("Investments GP"), which is general partner of EnCap Investments L.P. ("Investments LP"), which is general partner of EnCap Equity Fund VII GP, L.P. ("Fund VII GP"), EnCap Equity Fund VIII GP, L.P. ("Fund VIII GP") and EnCap Equity Fund IX GP, L.P. ("Fund IX GP"), which are general partner of EnCap Energy Capital Fund VII, L.P. ("Fund VII"), EnCap Energy Capital Fund VIII, L.P. ("Fund VIII") and EnCap Energy Capital Fund IX, L.P. ("Fund IX"), respectively. Fund IX directly owns 100% of the membership interests of Bolding Energy Holdings, LLC ("Bold"). ( 2 )(Continued from footnote 1): Therefore, each EnCap Partners GP, EnCap Partners, EnCap Holdings, Investments GP, Investments LP, Fund VII GP, Fund VIII GP or Fund IX GP may be deemed to beneficially own or to have beneficially owned the reported securities that are or were held of record by any reporting persons under its direct or indirect control. Each 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 such reporting person is a beneficial owner of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose. ( 3 )These shares of Class A Common Stock were acquired and are held directly by Fund VIII. Fund VIII is a member of Tracker Resource Development III, LLC ("Tracker") and received these shares, at Tracker's direction, upon closing of the transactions contemplated by that certain Purchase and Sale Agreement, dated March 31, 2021, by and among the Issuer, Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC ("EEH"), Tracker and TRD III Royalty Holdings (TX), LP (together with Tracker, the "Tracker Sellers"), pursuant to which, among other things, the Issuer acquired certain interests from the Tracker Sellers for aggregate consideration consisting of (i) $22.5 million in cash, net of preliminary and customary purchase price adjustments and subject to final post-closing settlement between the parties, and (ii) 4,700,000 million shares of Class A Common Stock. ( 4 )Of these shares of Class A Common Stock, 4,611,808 are directly held by Fund VII and 2,303,000 are directly held by Fund VIII. ( 5 )These shares of Class B Common Stock are directly held by Bold. Each share of Class B Common Stock represents the right to receive, at Bold's discretion, either one share of Class A Common Stock or its equivalent in cash, in exchange for one share of Class B Common Stock and one Unit of EEH, in accordance with the terms and subject to the restrictions set forth in the First Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of EEH.

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