SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

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

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

WILLIAMS CLAYTON W

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

6 DESTA DRIVE, SUITE 6500

(Street)

MIDLAND

79705

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
CLAYTON WILLIAMS ENERGY INC /DE [ CWEI ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

X	Director	X	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)		Other (specify below)
	Chairman and CEO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/24/2017

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock, $0.10 par value	04/24/2017		D		3,110,147⁽¹⁾	D	⁽²⁾	0	I	See note⁽¹⁾

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 (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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 (Month/Day/Year)		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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Consists of (a) an aggregate of 1,247,488 shares owned by CWPLCO, Inc. and beneficially owned by the Reporting Person due to the Reporting Person's control of CWPLCO, Inc., (b) 1,771,219 shares owned by CW Stock Holdco, L.P. and beneficially owned by the Reporting Person due to the Reporting Person's control of CW Stock Holdco, L.P., (c) 11,044 shares owned by the Reporting Person's wife, (d) 588 shares owned by a trust of which the Reporting Person's wife is the trustee, (e) 18,047 shares held in the Company's 401(k) Plan & Trust over which the Reporting Person exercises investment control, (f) 49,179 shares in trusts of which the Reporting Person is the Trustee, (g) 5,749 shares in a trust for the benefit of the Reporting Person of which the Reporting Person's wife is the Trustee, and (h) 7,421 shares owned by Mr. Williams' grandchildren for which Mrs. Williams is custodian.

2. Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger (the "Merger Agreement"), dated as of January 13, 2017 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among the Issuer ("CWEI"), Noble Energy, Inc. ("Noble") and two indirect wholly owned subsidiaries of Noble, at the effective time of the merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of CWEI's common stock held by the Reporting Person converted into one of: (i) 3.7222 shares of Noble's common stock; (ii) $34.75 in cash and 2.7874 shares of Noble's common stock; or (iii) $138.39 in cash, subject to proration as provided in the Merger Agreement.

	/s/ Clayton W. Williams by Mel G. Riggs, as attorney-in-fact	04/25/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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