Sec Form 3 Filing - PT Independence Energy Holdings LLC @ Crescent Energy Co - 2021-12-07

FORM 3 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 PT Independence Energy Holdings LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Crescent Energy Co [ CRGY] 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) C/O LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE, 175 BERKELEY STREET 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 12/07/2021 (Street) BOSTON, MA02116 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 B Common Stock( 1 ) 39,382,414( 2 ) D( 3 )

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 Crescent Energy OpCo LLC Units( 4 ) $ 0 ( 4 ) ( 4 ) Class A Common Stock 39,382,414( 2 ) D( 3 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other PT Independence Energy Holdings LLC C/O LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE 175 BERKELEY STREET BOSTON, MA02116 X X LIBERTY MUTUAL HOLDING CO 175 BERKELEY STREET BOSTON, MA02116 X X Signatures PT INDEPENDENCE ENERGY HOLDINGS LLC, By: /s/ Brandi Kendall Name: Brandi Kendall Title: Vice President 12/07/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date LIBERTY MUTUAL HOLDING COMPANY INC., By: /s/ Vlad Barbalat Name: Vlad Barbalat Title: Executive Vice President 12/07/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares of Class B Common Stock of Crescent Energy Company (the "Issuer") have no economic rights but entitle its holder to one vote per share of Class B Common Stock on all matters to be voted on by shareholders generally. ( 2 )On December 7, 2021, pursuant to a Transaction Agreement, dated June 7, 2021, by and among Issuer, Contango Oil & Gas Company ("Contango"), Independence Energy LLC, IE OpCo LLC, IE C Merger Sub Inc. ("C Merger Sub") and IE L Merger Sub LLC ("L Merger Sub"), whereby C Merger Sub merged with and into Contango, with Contango surviving the merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of Issuer (the "Contango Merger") and Contango merged with and into L Merger Sub, with L Merger Sub surviving the merger as a direct wholly owned subsidiary of the Issuer (the "LLC Merger", together with the Contango Merger, the "Mergers"). This report reflects the beneficial ownership of the reporting person(s) at the time of the consummation of the Mergers. ( 3 )Pursuant to the terms of the Second Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of PT Independence Energy Holdings LLC (the "PT Reporting Person"), Liberty Energy Holdings LLC ("Holdings") has the sole right to vote or dispose of the shares of Class B Common Stock of the Issuer and units in Crescent Energy OpCo LLC (the "OpCo LLC Units") held by the PT Reporting Person. Therefore, Holdings is deemed to have beneficial ownership of the shares of Class B Common Stock and OpCo LLC Units. The sole member of Holdings is Liberty Mutual Insurance Company ("Liberty Mutual"), which is wholly owned by Liberty Mutual Group Inc. The sole shareholder of Liberty Mutual Group Inc. is LMHC Massachusetts Holdings Inc., whose sole shareholder is Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. Because Liberty Mutual Holding Company Inc. is a mutual holding company, its members are entitled to vote at meetings of the company. No such member is entitled to cast 5% or more of the votes. ( 4 )The terms of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of Crescent Energy OpCo LLC provide certain holders of OpCo LLC Units with certain rights to cause OpCo to acquire all or a portion of the OpCo LLC Units (the "Redemption Right") for, at OpCo's election, (a) shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer at a redemption ratio of one share of Class A Common Stock for each OpCo LLC Unit redeemed, subject to conversion rate adjustments for any equity split, equity distribution, reclassification or other similar transaction, or (b) an equivalent amount of cash based on the trading price of a share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer on the trading day that is immediately prior to the date of the redemption. The OpCo LLC Units and the right to exercise the Redemption Right have no expiration date.

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