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): May 12, 2017

Resolute Energy Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

1700 Lincoln Street, Suite 2800, Denver, CO

(Address of principal executive offices)

80203

(Zip Code)

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

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 (see General Instruction A.2. below):

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§ 230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§ 240.12b-2 of this chapter).

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If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ☐

Resolute Energy Corporation (the “Company”) held its Annual Meeting of Stockholders on May 12, 2017.  Of the 22,433,991 shares of common stock issued and outstanding as of the record date, 19,221,108 shares of common stock (approximately 85.68%) were present or represented by proxy at the Annual Meeting.  The results of the voting on the matters submitted to the stockholders are as follows:

(1) Election of James M. Piccone and Thomas O. Hicks, Jr. as Class II Directors, to serve until the 2020 annual meeting of stockholders or until their successors have been duly elected and qualified:

(2) Approval, by non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Company’s Named Executive Officers:

(3) Selection, by a non-binding advisory vote, the frequency – every year, every other year, or every third year – at which the stockholders of the Company will be asked to approve, by a non-binding advisory vote, the compensation paid to the Named Executive Officers of the Company:

(4)  An approval of an amendment to the Company’s 2009 Performance Incentive Plan to increase the maximum number of shares available for award under the plan by 1,450,000 shares of our common stock:

(5)  Ratification of the Company’s stockholder rights agreement:

(6) Ratification of the selection of KPMG LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2017:

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.