SEC Form 3

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Jones Jonny (Last) (First) (Middle) 807 LAS CIMAS PARKWAY, SUITE 350 (Street) AUSTIN TX 78746 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 07/23/2013	3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Jones Energy, Inc. [ JONE ]
		4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the BOD & CEO	5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)
			6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) Form filed by One Reporting Person X Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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)
Class B common stock(1)	12,323,547	I	See Footnotes(2)(3)

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: 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
Units of Jones Energy Holdings, LLC	(4)	(4)	Class A common stock	12,323,547	(4)	I	See Footnotes(2)(3)

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Jones Jonny (Last) (First) (Middle) 807 LAS CIMAS PARKWAY, SUITE 350 (Street) AUSTIN TX 78746 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer X Director X 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) Chairman of the BOD & CEO

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Jones Energy Drilling Fund, LP (Last) (First) (Middle) 807 LAS CIMAS PARKWAY, SUITE 350 (Street) AUSTIN TX 78746 (City) (State) (Zip) Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer Director X 10% Owner Officer (give title below) Other (specify below)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Each share of Class B common stock has no economic rights but entitles its holder to one vote on all matters to be voted on by stockholders generally.

2. The reporting person indirectly beneficially owns these securities in the following capacities: as Manager of Jones Energy Management, LLC, Managing Member of JET 3 GP, LLC and trustee and/or beneficiary of certain family trusts. The reporting person indirectly owns 50% of Jones Energy Management, LLC and indirectly owns 100% of JET 3 GP, LLC. Jones Energy Management, LLC is the general partner of the following entities: Jones Energy Team 1, LP, Jones Energy Team 2, LP, Jones Energy Drilling Fund, LP, Jones Energy Equity Partners, LP and Jones Energy Equity Partners II, LP, each of which directly or indirectly owns Units in Jones Energy Holdings, LLC ("JEH LLC").

3. JET 3 GP, LLC is the general partner of Jones Energy Team 3, LP, which owns Units in JEH LLC. The reporting person is the trustee and/or beneficiary of the following trusts: Jon Rex Jones, Jr. Trust V, Jon Rex Jones, Jr. Trust IV, Jon Rex Jones, Jr. Dynasty Trust, Stephen Martin Jones Trust IV, Julie Ann Jarvis Dynasty Trust, Julie Ann Jarvis Trust IV, and Debora Lynn Jones Trust V. Jones Energy Drilling Fund, LP indirectly owns 5,530,130 of these 12,323,547 shares of Class B common stock and units of Jones Energy Holdings, LLC.

4. Subject to the terms of an exchange agreement among JEH LLC and the members thereof, the Units of JEH LLC (together with a corresponding number of shares of Class B common stock) are exchangeable at any time and from time to time for shares of Class A common stock of Jones Energy, Inc.

	/s/ Jonny Jones	07/23/2013
	JONES ENERGY DRILLING FUND, LP By: Jones Energy Management, LLC its general partner /s/ Jonny Jones, Manager	07/23/2013
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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