SEC FORM 3

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^*

KAYNE RICHARD A

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

1800 AVENUE OF THE STARS, 3RD FLOOR

(Street)

LOS ANGELES

90067

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/01/2017

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
RSP Permian, Inc. [ RSPP ]

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

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

5. 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 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	27,876,089	I	See Footnotes⁽¹⁾⁽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)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	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)

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes 13,470,771 shares of common stock, par value $0.01 per share (the "Common Stock"), of RSP Permian, Inc. (the "Issuer") owned directly by Silver Hill Energy Partners Holdings, LLC ("SHEP Holdings") and 14,405,318 shares of the Common Stock owned directly by Silver Hill Energy Partners II, LLC ("SHEP II"). Kayne Anderson Capital Advisors, L.P. ("KACALP") is the managing member of the general partner of Kayne Anderson Energy Fund VI LP ("KAEF VI LP"), and Kayne Anderson Energy Fund VII LP ("KAEF VII LP"). KAEF VI LP is a member of SHEP Holdings that holds the right to appoint five of the nine representatives to the board of managers of SHEP Holdings.

2. (Continued from footnote 1) The five representatives to the board of managers of SHEP Holdings appointed by KAEF VI LP possess the majority vote of the board of managers of SHEP Holdings. KAEF VII LP is a member of SHEP II that holds the right to appoint three of the five representatives to the board of managers of SHEP II. The three representatives to the board of managers of SHEP II appointed by KAEF VII LP possess the majority vote of the board of managers of SHEP II. As a result, KACALP may be deemed to have the power to vote or direct the vote or to dispose or direct the disposition of the shares owned by SHEP Holdings and by SHEP II. Richard A. Kayne ("Mr. Kayne") is the controlling shareholder of Kayne Anderson Investment Management, Inc., the general partner of KACALP. Mr. Kayne is also a limited partner of KAEF VI LP and KAEF VII LP.

3. Mr. Kayne disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares reported, except those shares held by him or attributable to him by virtue of his limited partnership interests in KAEF VI LP and KAEF VII LP and his indirect interest in the interest of KACALP in the limited partnerships.

Remarks:

	/s/ Richard A. Kayne	03/01/2017
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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