Sec Form 4 Filing - GRAY STEVEN D @ RSP Permian, Inc. - 2017-10-19

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 GRAY STEVEN D 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol RSP Permian, Inc. [ RSPP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner X __ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chief Executive Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 3141 HOOD STREET, SUITE 500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 10/19/2017 (Street) DALLAS, TX75219 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 10/19/2017 J( 1 ) 35,056 A $ 0 ( 1 ) 35,056 I See Footnote ( 2 ) Common Stock 11/29/2017 G( 3 ) 10,000 D $ 0 25,056 I See Footnote ( 2 ) Common Stock 413,559 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 GRAY STEVEN D 3141 HOOD STREET, SUITE 500 DALLAS, TX75219 X Chief Executive Officer Signatures /s/ James E. Mutrie, attorney-in-fact for Steven D. Gray 03/09/2018 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Pursuant to the Written Consent of the General Partner of Pecos Energy Partners, L.P. (the "Partnership"), dated October 19, 2017, the Partnership made a pro rata distribution of all of the shares of RSP Permian, Inc.'s common stock, par value $0.01 per share ("common stock"), that it held to its partners. Mr. Gray received 35,056 shares of common stock pursuant to this distribution from the Partnership. ( 2 )These securities are held of record by S&DG Investments, LLC ("S&DG Investments"). Steven D. Gray and Debbie Gray are the members of S&DG Investments. Accordingly, each of Mr. and Mrs. Gray may be deemed to share voting and dispositive power over the reported securities of S&DG Investments, and as a result may be deemed to beneficially own the reported securities of S&DG Investments. Each of Mr. and Mrs. Gray disclaims beneficial ownership of the reported securities of S&DG Investments except to the extent of his or her pecuniary interest therein. ( 3 )On November 29, 2017, S&DG Investments donated 10,000 shares to a charitable trust.

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