Sec Form 4 Filing - SCHNITZER DOUGLAS W @ CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO - 2021-12-06

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 SCHNITZER DOUGLAS W 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO [ MCF] 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) 11 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 3100 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/06/2021 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77046 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) __ X __ Form filed by One Reporting Person _____ 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 Common Stock 12/06/2021 P 317,525 A $ 3.0451 26,698,795 I See Footnote( 1 )( 2 ) Common Stock 12/07/2021 J( 3 ) 26,698,795 D 0 I See Footnote( 1 )( 2 )

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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other SCHNITZER DOUGLAS W 11 GREENWAY PLAZA, SUITE 3100 HOUSTON, TX77046 X Signatures /s/ Douglas W. Schnitzer 12/08/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )The reported securities include 9,209,763 shares of common stock, par value $0.04 per share (the "Common Stock") of Contango Oil & Gas Company (the "Company") directly owned by DWS Growth Capital LP ("DWSGC"), 9,997,472 shares of Common Stock directly owned by Avondale Growth Capital LP ("AGC"), 3,000,000 shares of Common Stock directly owned by DWS Capital LP ("DWS Capital"), 2,091,560 shares of Common Stock directly owned by JWS Investment Partnership LP ("JWSIP"), 400,000 shares of Common Stock directly owned by No.4 LP ("No. 4") and 2,000,000 shares of Common Stock directly owned by MD Opportunities LP ("MDO"). DS Investments GP LLC is the general partner of DWSGC, DWS Capital, No. 4 and MDO. KLS GP LLC is the general partner of AGC. Schnitzer WRI GP LLC is the general partner of JWSIP. Ken L. Schnitzer, Jr. is the Manager of KLS GP LLC. Douglas W. Schnitzer is the Manager of DS Investments GP LLC and Schnitzer WRI GP LLC. ( 2 )As a result of the relationships described herein, the Reporting Persons may be deemed a "group" for purposes of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and expressly disclaim status as a "group" for purposes hereof. ( 3 )Disposed of pursuant to that certain Transaction Agreement among the Company, Independence Energy LLC, Crescent Energy Company ("Crescent"), IE OpCo LLC, IE L Merger Sub LLC and IE C Merger Inc. in exchange for 5,339,759 shares of Crescent common stock having a market value of $15.10 per share on the effective date of the merger.

Remarks: Each of the Reporting Persons 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 the beneficial owner of the securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, or for any other purpose. This Form 4 relates to the same securities disclosed in the Form 4 filed by the other Reporting Persons on December 8, 2021 (the "Original Form 4"). This Form 4 is being filed solely to add the Reporting Person as an additional Reporting Person for purposes of the securities disclosed in the Original Form 4.

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