Sec Form 4 Filing - Minmier James @ Seventy Seven Energy Inc. - 2017-04-20

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 Minmier James 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Seventy Seven Energy Inc. [ NONE] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President - Nomac Drilling (Last) (First) (Middle) 777 N.W. 63RD STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 04/20/2017 (Street) OKLAHOMA CITY, OK73116 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 04/20/2017 D 184,891 D 0 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 Minmier James 777 N.W. 63RD STREET OKLAHOMA CITY, OK73116 President - Nomac Drilling Signatures /s/ David Treadwell Attorney-in-Fact 04/20/2017 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the Agreement, (i) at the effective time of the Merger, 47,391 shares of common stock of the Issuer were each converted into the right to receive the Merger Consideration and (ii) immediately prior to the Merger, 137,500 restricted stock units vested and were each converted into the right to receive, less applicable tax withholdings, the Merger Consideration.

Remarks: This Form 4 reports securities disposed pursuant to the terms of an Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Agreement"), dated as of December 12, 2016, a copy of which is filed as Exhibit 2.1 to the Issuer's Form 8-K filed with the SEC on December 13, 2016, and by which the Issuer became a wholly owned subsidiary (the "Merger") of Patterson-UTI Energy, Inc. ("Patterson-UTI") on April 20, 2017 (the "effective time"). At the effective time, each issued and outstanding share of the common stock of the Issuer was converted into the right to receive 1.7851 Patterson-UTI common shares, with cash paid in lieu of fractional shares, in accordance with the Merger Agreement (the "Merger Consideration"). On the day prior to the closing of the Merger, each share of Patterson-UTI received in the Merger had a value of $22.69 based on the closing price of Patterson-UTI common stock on the NASDAQ on such date.

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