Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Jones Jonny
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Jones Energy, Inc. [JONE] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
See Remarks
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
807 LAS CIMAS PARKWAY, SUITE 350		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
04/01/2017
(Street)

AUSTIN, TX 78746		 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
Class A common stock 04/01/2017   F   37,608 (1) D $ 2.55 452,764 (2) D  
Class A common stock               1,450,005 (2) I See footnote (3)
Class A common stock               192,147 (2) I See footnote (4)
Class B common stock 04/01/2017   J(5)   8,171 D $ 0 (5) 11,619,711 (5) I See footnote (6)

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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
Units of Jones Energy Holdings, LLC (5) 04/01/2017   J(5)     8,171   (5)   (5) Class A common stock 8,171 $ 0 (5) 11,619,711 I See footnote (6)

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Jones Jonny
807 LAS CIMAS PARKWAY, SUITE 350
AUSTIN, TX 78746		   X   X   See Remarks  

Signatures

 /s/ Jonny Jones   04/04/2017
**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) Represents shares of Class A common stock of the Issuer (the "Class A Shares") withheld for payment of withholding taxes upon the vesting of certain restricted stock units awarded under the Issuer's Amended and Restated 2013 Omnibus Incentive Plan (the "LTIP").
(2) The number of Class A Shares includes Class A Shares issued as a result of the special stock dividend paid by the Issuer on March 31, 2017 to holders of record as of March 15, 2017, including adjustments to unvested restricted stock units under the LTIP.
(3) The Reporting Person is deemed to beneficially own 1,450,005 Class A Shares of the Issuer as a result of his equity interest in JRJ Investment Fund, Ltd. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such Class A Shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(4) The Reporting Person indirectly beneficially owns such Class A Shares through the JRJ Jr. Trust V. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of such Class A Shares except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(5) The shares of Class B common stock of the Issuer (the "Class B Shares") and an equivalent number of membership interests in Jones Energy Holdings, LLC (the "JEH LLC Units") reported herein were exchanged by current and former employees of the Issuer (the "Exchanging Members") for Class A Shares. These exchanges were made pursuant to and in accordance with the Exchange Agreement dated July 29, 2013, included as Exhibit 10.3 to the Issuer's Current Report on Form 8-K filed July 30, 2013. These exchanges were made solely for the benefit of the Exchanging Members and no proceeds will go to Reporting Person in connection therewith.
(6) The Class B Shares and JEH LLC Units reported herein are beneficially owned by the Reporting Person solely as a result of his status as the Trustee of the Managing Member of JET 3 GP, LLC, and as the Manager of Jones Energy Management, LLC, which are the general partners of the entities that held such Class B Shares and JEH LLC Units prior to the exchange reported herein. The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the Class B Shares and JEH LLC Units reported herein except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
 
Remarks:
Chairman of the Board of Directors and Chief Executive Officer

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