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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 ANNUAL 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 * RESOLUTE HOLDINGS LLC 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Resolute Energy Corp [REN] 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) 1675 BROADWAY, SUITE 1950 3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year) 12/31/2009 (Street) DENVER, CO 80202 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) 6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting (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 at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 3 and 4) 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4) 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4) Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 12/21/2009   J4(1) 9,000,000 D $ 0 1,385,100 (2) D Â

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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 at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year (Instr. 4)

10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
RESOLUTE HOLDINGS LLC 1675 BROADWAY, SUITE 1950 DENVER, CO 80202	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ James M. Piccone, President		02/12/2010
**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)	Reflects a distribution without consideration on December 21, 2009 to the members of the Reporting Person pro-rata in accordance with each member's interests pursuant to the terms of the Reporting Person's limited liability company operating agreement.
(2)	Consists of Common Stock of Resolute Energy Corporation issued in the acquisition completed pursuant to that certain Purchase and IPO Reorganization Agreement (the "Purchase Agreement"), dated as of August 2, 2009, as amended, among Resolute Energy Corporation, Hicks Acquisition Company I, Inc., the Reporting Person and others as registered in Resolute Energy Corporation's Form S-4 Registration Statement (333-161076) ("Earnout Shares"). The Earnout Shares are subject to forfeiture unless at any time prior to September 25, 2014, either (a) the closing sale price of Resolute Energy Corporation Common Stock exceeds $15.00 per share for 20 trading days in any 30 day trading period, or (b) a change in control event occurs in which Resolute Energy Corporation Common Stock is valued at greater than $15.00 per share.

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