Sec Form 4 Filing - KKR Group Partnership L.P. @ Crescent Energy Co - 2024-03-11

FORM 4 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 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person KKR Group Partnership L.P. 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Crescent Energy Co [ CRGY] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director X __ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 30 HUDSON YARDS 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 03/11/2024 (Street) NEW YORK, NY10001 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned 1.Title of Security (Instr. 3) 2. Transaction Date (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) 03/11/2024 J 2,300,000 ( 2 ) D 48,934,496 I See footnotes ( 3 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) Class B Common Stock ( 1 ) 03/11/2024 J( 7 )( 8 ) 13,800,000 D $ 0 ( 7 ) 35,134,496 I See footnotes ( 3 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) Class A Common Stock 03/11/2024 C( 7 )( 8 ) 13,800,000 A $ 0 ( 7 ) 13,800,000 I See footnotes ( 3 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) Class A Common Stock 03/11/2024 S( 8 ) 13,800,000 D $ 9.87 ( 9 ) 0 I See footnotes ( 3 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) Class A Common Stock 572,354 I See footnotes ( 4 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities (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 Crescent Energy OpCo LLC Units ( 7 ) 03/11/2024 S( 2 ) 2,300,000 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) Class A Common Stock 2,300,000 $ 9.87 ( 2 ) 48,934,496 I See footnotes ( 3 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 ) Crescent Energy OpCo LLC Units ( 7 ) ( 8 ) ( 7 ) 03/11/2024 C( 7 )( 8 ) 13,800,000 ( 7 ) ( 7 ) Class A Common Stock 13,800,000 $ 0 35,134,496 I See footnotes ( 3 ) ( 5 ) ( 6 )

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other KKR Group Partnership L.P. 30 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK, NY10001 X KKR Group Holdings Corp. 30 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK, NY10001 X KKR Group Co. Inc. 30 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK, NY10001 X KKR & Co. Inc. 30 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK, NY10001 X KKR Management LLP 30 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK, NY10001 X KRAVIS HENRY R 30 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK, NY10001 X ROBERTS GEORGE R 2800 SAND HILL ROAD, SUITE 200 MENLO PARK, CA94025 X Signatures KKR GROUP PARTNERSHIP L.P., By: KKRGroup Holdings Corp., its general partnerBy: /s/ Christopher Lee, Name: Christopher Lee, Title: Secretary 03/11/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date KKR GROUP HOLDINGS CORP., By: /s/Christopher Lee, Name: Christopher Lee, Title: Secretary 03/11/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date KKR GROUP CO. INC., By: /s/ Christopher Lee, Name: Christopher Lee, Title: Secretary 03/11/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date KKR & CO. INC., By: /s/ Christopher Lee, Name: Christopher Lee, Title: Secretary 03/11/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date KKR MANAGEMENT LLP, By: /s/Christopher Lee, Name: Christopher Lee, Title: Assistant Secretary 03/11/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date HENRY R. KRAVIS, By: /s/ Christopher Lee, Name: Christopher Lee, Title: Attorney-in- fact 03/11/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date GEORGE R. ROBERTS, By: /s/ Christopher Lee, Name: Christopher Lee, Title: Attorney-in-fact 03/11/2024 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )Shares of Class B Common Stock of Crescent E nergy Company (the "Issuer") have no economic rights but entitle its holder to one vote per share of Class B Common Stock on all matters to be voted on by shareholders generally. ( 2 )Represents 2,300,000 units of Crescent Energy OpCo LLC ("OpCo") transferred to the Issuer by the Reporting Person and an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock subsequently forfeited by the Reporting Person and canceled by the Issuer in exchange for $9.87 per unit of OpCo ("OpCo LLC Unit") (the "OpCo Unit Repurchase"). On March 11, 2024, IE Aggregator completed the OpCo Unit Repurchase pursuant to a Repurchase Agreement, dated March 6, 2024, by and among IE Aggregator, OpCo and, for the purposes of consent to the transfer of OpCo LLC Units, the Issuer (the "Repurchase Agreement"). ( 3 )Reflects securities held directly by Independence Energy Aggregator L.P. ("IE Aggregator"). Independence Energy Aggregator GP LLC is the general partner of IE Aggregator. KKR Upstream Associates LLC is the sole member of Independence Energy Aggregator GP LLC. ( 4 )Reflects securities held directly by KKR Upstream Associates LLC. ( 5 )KKR Group Assets Holdings III L.P. and KKR Financial Holdings LLC are the controlling members of KKR Upstream Associates LLC. KKR Group Assets III GP LLC is the general partner of KKR Group Assets Holdings III L.P. KKR Group Partnership L.P. is the sole member of each of KKR Group Assets III GP LLC and KKR Financial Holdings LLC. KKR Group Holdings Corp. is the general partner of KKR Group Partnership L.P. KKR Group Co. Inc. is the sole shareholder of KKR Group Holdings Corp. KKR & Co. Inc. is the sole shareholder of KKR Group Co. Inc. KKR Management LLP is the Series I preferred stockholder of KKR & Co. Inc. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts are the founding partners of KKR Management LLP. ( 6 )Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed to be an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein. ( 7 )The terms of the Amended and Restated Limited Liability Company Agreement of OpCo provide certain holders of the OpCo LLC Units with the right to cause OpCo to acquire all or a portion of the OpCo LLC Units (the "Redemption Right") for, at OpCo's election, (a) shares of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer at a redemption ratio of one share of Class A Common Stock for each OpCo LLC Unit redeemed, together with an equal number of shares of Class B Common Stock (subject to customary conversion rate adjustments for stock splits, stock dividends and reclassification and similar transactions), or (b) cash. In connection with any redemption of OpCo LLC Units pursuant to the Redemption Right, the corresponding number of shares of the Class B Common Stock will be cancelled. The OpCo LLC Units and the Redemption Right have no expiration date. ( 8 )On March 11, 2024, IE Aggregator converted 13,800,000 shares of Class B Common Stock and OpCo LLC Units into 13,800,000 shares of Class A Common Stock. On March 11, 2024, IE Aggregator sold 13,800,000 shares of Class A Common Stock at a price per share of $9.87 in an underwritten public offering. ( 9 )This amount represents the $10.50 secondary price per share of Class A Common Stock of the Issuer less the underwriting discount of $0.63 per share for shares sold by IE Aggregator in connection with an underwritten public offering.

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