Sec Form 4 Filing - McLawhorn Charles L III @ CONTANGO OIL & GAS CO - 2021-01-21

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 McLawhorn Charles L III 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 _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP/General Counsel/Corp Sec (Last) (First) (Middle) 717 TEXAS AVENUE, SUITE 2900 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/21/2021 (Street) HOUSTON, TX77002 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 01/21/2021 A 7,973 A $ 0 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 7,973 D

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 McLawhorn Charles L III 717 TEXAS AVENUE SUITE 2900 HOUSTON, TX77002 SVP/General Counsel/Corp Sec Signatures /s/E.Joseph Grady 01/25/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )This Form 4 reports securities acquired in connection with the merger (the "Merger") contemplated by that certain Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of October 25, 2020, by and among Contango Oil & Gas Company ("Contango"), Michael Merger Sub LLC ("Merger Sub"), Mid-Con Energy Partners, LP ("Mid-Con") and Mid-Con Energy GP, LLC ("Mid-Con GP") (the "Merger Agreement"). On January 21, 2021, as a result of the Merger contemplated by the Merger Agreement, at the Effective Time (as defined in the Merger Agreement), each outstanding eligible common unit representing limited partner interests in Mid-Con (each, a "Mid-Con Common Unit") was converted automatically into the right to receive 1.7500 (the "Exchange Ratio") shares of common stock of Contango ("Contango Common Stock"), with cash paid in lieu of the issuance of any fractional shares of Contango Common Stock. ( 2 )The shares of Contango Common Stock reported above were acquired by the Reporting Person as a result of the Merger in respect of the Mid-Con Common Units owned by the Reporting Person immediately prior to the Effective Time in a transaction exempt pursuant to Rule 16b-3. On the trading day immediately prior to the Effective Time, the closing price of Contango Common Stock was $2.85 per share.

Remarks: This Form 4 has been signed by E. Joseph Grady, Assistant Secretary of Contango Oil & Gas Company, on behalf of Mr. McLawhorn.

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