Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Monarch Alternative Capital LP
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
05/15/2018
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Resolute Energy Corp [REN]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
535 MADISON AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR, 
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) __X__ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10022
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 Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share 70,868
I
See footnotes (1) (2)
Common Stock 543,931
I
See footnotes (1) (3)
Common Stock 452,297
I
See footnotes (1) (4)
Common Stock 862,721
I
See footnotes (1) (5)
Common Stock 338,254
I
See footnotes (1) (6)
Common Stock 329
I
See footnotes (1) (7)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Monarch Alternative Capital LP
535 MADISON AVENUE, 26TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10022
  X     See Remarks
MDRA GP LP
C/O MONARCH ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL LP
535 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
  X     See Remarks
Monarch GP LLC
C/O MONARCH ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL LP
535 MADISON AVENUE
NEW YORK, NY 10022
  X     See Remarks

Signatures

MONARCH ALTERNATIVE CAPITAL LP, By: /s/ Michael A. Weinstock, Chief Executive Officer 05/17/2018
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
** Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1) See Exhibit 99.1.
(2) See Exhibit 99.1.
(3) See Exhibit 99.1.
(4) See Exhibit 99.1.
(5) See Exhibit 99.1.
(6) See Exhibit 99.1.
(7) See Exhibit 99.1.
 
Remarks:
Joseph Citarrella, a Managing Principal of Monarch Alternative Capital LP, serves on the board of directors of the Issuer as a representative of Monarch Alternative Capital LP.  As a result, each of Monarch Alternative Capital LP, and by virtue of their control of Monarch Alternative Capital LP, MDRA GP LP and Monarch GP LLC is a "director-by-deputization" solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act").

Exhibit List:
Exhibit 99.1 - Explanation of Responses
Exhibit 99.2 - Joint Filers' Information and Signatures

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