UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): February 3, 2015

RESOLUTE ENERGY CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: 303-534-4600

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

Item 3.01 Notice of Delisting or Failure to Satisfy a Continued Listing Rule or Standard; Transfer of Listing

On February 3, 2015, Resolute Energy Corporation (the “Company”) was notified by the New York Stock Exchange (the “NYSE”) that the price of the Company’s common stock has fallen below the NYSE’s continued listing standard, which requires that the average closing price of a listed company’s common stock be above $1.00 per share over a consecutive 30 trading-day period. As of January 29, 2015, the 30 trading-day average closing price of the Company’s common stock was $0.97 per share.

As required by the NYSE, the Company will timely notify the NYSE that it intends to cure the deficiency and to return to compliance with the NYSE continued listing requirement. The Company can avoid delisting if, during the six month period following receipt of the NYSE notice, on the last trading day of any calendar month, the Company’s common stock has a closing share price of at least $1.00 and an average closing share price of at least $1.00 over the 30 trading-day period ending on the last trading day of that month.

Under the NYSE rules, the Company’s common stock will continue to be listed on the NYSE during this period, subject to the Company’s compliance with other continued listing requirements. The NYSE notification does not affect the Company’s business operations or its SEC reporting requirements and does not conflict with or cause an event of default under any of the Company’s material debt or other agreements.

As required under the NYSE rules, the Company issued a press release on February 9, 2015, announcing that it had received the notice of noncompliance with the NYSE continued listing standard. A copy of the press release is attached to this Current Report on Form 8-K as Exhibit 99.1.

(d) Exhibits.

SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

Date: February 9, 2015

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