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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Hicks Thomas O Jr   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Resolute Energy Corp [REN-WT] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) 100 CRESCENT COURT, SUITE 1200 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 05/21/2012 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75201 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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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 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
Warrants (right to buy) (1)	$ 13	05/21/2012		P(1)		5,000 (1)		(1)	(1)	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	5,000	$ 0.54 (1) (2)	5,000	D
Warrants (right to buy) (1)	$ 13	05/21/2012		P(1)		263 (1)		(1)	(1)	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	263	$ 0.545 (1)	5,263	D
Warrants (right to buy) (1)	$ 13	05/21/2012		P(1)		38,500 (1)		(1)	(1)	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	38,500	$ 0.58 (1) (3)	43,763	D
Warrants (right to buy) (1)	$ 13	05/21/2012		P(1)		40,237 (1)		(1)	(1)	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	40,237	$ 0.6 (1) (4)	84,000	D
Founder's Warrants (right to buy) (5)	$ 13							(5)	(5)	Common Stock, par value $0.0001 per share	68,999		68,999	D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Hicks Thomas O Jr 100 CRESCENT COURT SUITE 1200 DALLAS, TX 75201	X

Signatures

/s/ Thomas O. Hicks, Jr.		05/23/2012
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	The Reporting Person acquired public warrants ("Warrants") of Resolute Energy Corporation (the "Issuer"). Each Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock of the Issuer (the "Common Stock") at a price of $13.00/share, subject to adjustment, at any time until September 25, 2014. However, Warrants will be exercisable only if a registration statement relating to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is effective and current.
(2)	These Warrants were bought in multiple transactions, each at the price of $0.54 per Warrant.
(3)	These Warrants were bought in multiple transactions, each at the price of $0.58 per Warrant.
(4)	These Warrants were bought in multiple transactions, each at the price of $0.60 per Warrant.
(5)	The Reporting Person current holds Founder's Warrants of the Issuer. Each Founder's Warrant entitles the holder to purchase one share of Common Stock at a price of $13.00/share, subject to adjustment, at any time until September 25, 2014. However, Founder's Warrants will be exercisable only if a registration statement relating to the Common Stock issuable upon exercise of the warrants is effective and current. Founder's Warrants will not be redeemable by the Issuer so long as they are held by Thomas O. Hicks, William H. Cunningham, William A. Montgomery, Brian Mulroney, William F. Quinn, Resolute Holdings Sub, LLC, or their permitted transferees. Founder's Warrants may be exercised at the option of the holder on a cashless basis.

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