Ownership Submission
FORM 3
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

INITIAL STATEMENT OF 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 *
  Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
01/16/2014
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
EP Energy Corp [EPE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC, 712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

NEW YORK, NY 10019
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line)
___ Form filed by One Reporting Person
_X_ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person
(City)
(State)
(Zip)
Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned
(Instr. 4)
3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Class A Common Stock 19,942,040 (1) (2)
I
By Riverstone V Everest Holdings, L.P. (2)
Class A Common Stock 11,334,686 (1) (2)
I
By Riverstone V FT Corp Holdings, L.P. (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security
(Instr. 4)
4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 5)
6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 5)
Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC
C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC
712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
  X   X    
Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P.
C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC
712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
  X   X    
Riverstone V Everest Holdings, L.P.
C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC
712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
  X   X    
Riverstone V FT Corp Holdings, L.P.
C/O RIVERSTONE HOLDINGS LLC
712 FIFTH AVENUE, 36TH FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
  X   X    

Signatures

/s/ Thomas J. Walker, as managing director of Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC 01/16/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Thomas J. Walker, as managing director of Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC, the general partner of Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P. 01/16/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Thomas J. Walker, as managing director of Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC, the general partner of Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P., the general partner of Riverstone V Everest Holdings, L.P. 01/16/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

/s/ Thomas J. Walker, as managing director of Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC, the general partner of Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P., the general partner of Riverstone V FT Corp Holdings, L.P. 01/16/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(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) This Form 3 is filed jointly by Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC, Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P., Riverstone V Everest Holdings, L.P. and Riverstone V FT Corp Holdings, L.P.
(2) Riverstone V Everest Holdings, L.P. and Riverstone V FT Corp Holdings, L.P. are the record holders of 19,942,040 shares and 11,334,686 shares of Class A common stock, respectively. Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P. is the general partner of each of Riverstone V Everest Holdings, L.P. and Riverstone V FT Corp Holdings, L.P. Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC is the general partner of Riverstone Energy Partners V, L.P. Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC is managed by a seven person managing committee. Pierre F. Lapeyre, Jr., David M. Leuschen, John Browne, James T. Hackett, Michael B. Hoffman, N. John Lancaster and Andrew W. Ward, as the members of the managing committee of Riverstone Energy GP V, LLC, may be deemed to share beneficial ownership of the shares of common stock owned of record by Riverstone V Everest Holdings, L.P. and Riverstone V FT Corp Holdings, L.P. These individuals expressly disclaim any such beneficial ownership except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein.
 
Remarks:
Each of the reporting persons may be deemed a "director by deputization" of the issuer by virtue of the fact that Robert M. Tichio and Ralph Alexander serve as directors of the issuer as designees of Riverstone V Everest Holdings, L.P. and Riverstone V FT Corp Holdings, L.P. On August 30, 2013, Riverstone V Everest Holdings, L.P. and Riverstone V FT Corp Holdings, L.P. (collectively, "Riverstone") entered into a Stockholder Agreement with the issuer and certain other stockholders. Under the Stockholder Agreement, Riverstone designated two of the directors of the issuer and has the right to designate an independent director within 90 days of the effective date of the issuer's registration statement in connection with its initial public offering.

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