MCF Contango Oil and Gas Co

FORM 4 [X] 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 OF SECURITIES                                                                                   
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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/YYYY) 12/7/2021
(Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 (City)        (State)        (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) _X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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	12/7/2021		A		697500 (1)	A	$0.00 (1)	705473	D
Common Stock	12/7/2021		D		705473 (2)	D	(2)	0 (2)	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	In accordance with the Transaction Agreement (as defined below), immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (as defined below), each outstanding performance stock unit award granted under Contango's Amended and Restated 2009 Incentive Compensation Plan held by the Reporting Person became fully vested based on the maximum performance level.
(2)	Contango, Independence Energy, LLC, IE Pubco Inc. ("New Pubco"), IE OpCo LLC, IE C Merger Sub Inc. ("C Merger Sub") and IE L Merger Sub LLC ("L Merger Sub"), are parties to the Transaction Agreement, dated as of June 7, 2021 (the "Transaction Agreement"), pursuant to which, among other things, C Merger Sub merged with and into Contango with Contango as the surviving entity (the "Merger"), immediately following the Merger, Contango merged with and into L Merger Sub, with L Merger Sub, a direct wholly owned subsidiary of New PubCo, as the surviving entity. At the effective time of the Merger, each share of Contango common stock, par value $0.04 per share, outstanding immediately prior to the Merger was converted automatically into the right to receive 0.2000 shares of New PubCo Class A Common Stock.

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

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
McLawhorn Charles L III 717 TEXAS AVENUE SUITE 2900 HOUSTON, TX 77002			SVP/General Counsel/Corp Sec

Signatures
/s/ E. Joseph Grady		12/9/2021
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date