Sec Form 4 Filing - EnCap Partners GP, LLC @ EARTHSTONE ENERGY INC - 2023-11-01

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 Partners GP, LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol EARTHSTONE ENERGY INC [ ESTE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 9651 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600, 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 11/01/2023 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77024 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 11/01/2023 D( 2 )( 3 ) 22,122,820 ( 4 ) D 0 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 4 ) Class B Common Stock 11/01/2023 D( 2 )( 3 ) 33,956,524 ( 5 ) D 0 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 5 )

Title 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 Amount or Number of Shares OpCo Units ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 11/01/2023 D( 2 )( 3 ) 33,956,524 ( 5 ) ( 2 )( 3 ) ( 2 )( 3 ) Class A Common Stock 33,956,524 ( 2 ) ( 3 ) 0 I See footnotes ( 1 ) ( 5 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other EnCap Partners GP, LLC 9651 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600 HOUSTON, TX77024 X X EnCap Energy Capital Fund VIII, L.P. 9651 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600 HOUSTON, TX77024 X X Bold Energy Holdings, LLC C/O ENCAP INVESTMENTS L.P. 9651 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600 HOUSTON, TX77024 X X EnCap Energy Capital Fund IX, L.P. 9651 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600 HOUSTON, TX77024 X X EnCap Energy Capital Fund XI, L.P. 9651 KATY FREEWAY, SUITE 600 HOUSTON, TX77024 X X Signatures 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 11/03/2023 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 11/03/2023 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 11/03/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date Fund XI, By: Fund XI GP, its general partner, Fund XI LLC, its general partner, Investments LP, its sole member, Investments GP, its general partner, /s/ Douglas E. Swanson, Jr., Managing Director 11/03/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date EnCap Partners GP, By: /s/ Douglas E. Swanson, Jr., Managing Director 11/03/2023 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )EnCap Partners GP, LLC ("EnCap Partners GP") is the general partner of EnCap Partners, LP ("EnCap Partners"), which is the managing member of EnCap Investments Holdings, LLC ("EnCap Holdings"), which is the sole member of EnCap Investments GP, L.L.C. ("Investments GP"), which is the general partner of EnCap Investments L.P. ("Investments LP"), which is the general partner of EnCap Equity Fund VIII GP, L.P. ("Fund VIII GP") and EnCap Equity Fund IX GP, L.P. ("Fund IX GP"), which are the general partners of 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 Bold Energy Holdings, LLC ("Bold"). Investments LP is the sole member of EnCap Equity Fund XI GP, LLC ("Fund XI LLC"), which is the general partner of EnCap Equity Fund XI GP, L.P. ("Fund XI GP"), which is the general partner of EnCap Energy Capital Fund XI, L.P. ("Fund XI"). ( 2 )On November 1, 2023, the transactions contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated of August 21, 2023, by and among the Issuer, Earthstone Energy Holdings, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Earthstone Holdings"), Permian Resources Corporation, a Delaware Corporation ("Permian"), Smits Merger Sub I Inc., a Delaware corporation and direct wholly owned subsidiary of Permian Resources ("Merger Sub I"), Smits Merger Sub II LLC, a Delaware limited liability company and a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Permian Resources ("Merger Sub II") and Permian Resources Operating, LLC, a Delaware limited liability company ("Permian Operating"), were consummated (the "Closing"). ( 3 )(Continued from footnote 2): Pursuant to the terms of the Merger Agreement, at the Closing, (a) each issued and outstanding share of Class A Common Stock was converted into the right to receive 1.446 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Class A common stock of Permian, $0.0001 par value per share, (b) each issued and outstanding share of Class B Common Stock was converted into the right to receive 1.446 fully paid and nonassessable shares of Class C common stock of Permian, $0.0001 par value per share, and (c) each common unit representing limited liability company interests (the "OpCo Units") in Earthstone Holdings was converted into the right to receive 1.446 common units representing limited liability company interests in Permian Operating. This Form 4 constitutes an exit filing by the Reporting Persons. ( 4 )Of the reported shares of Class A common stock, 2,303,000 shares were directly held of record by Fund VIII, and 19,819,820 shares were directly held of record by Fund XI. ( 5 )Of the reported shares of Class B common stock, 33,956,524 shares (and an equivalent number of OpCo Units) were directly held of record by Bold.

Remarks: The filing of this Form 4 constitutes an exit filing by the Reporting Person as former holders of more than 10% as a beneficial owner of the Issuer.

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