Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (Form 3)

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 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Independence Energy Aggregator L.P. 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 10/13/2026 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Crescent Energy Co [CRGY] (Last) (First) (Middle) 600 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 7200 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (Month/Day/Year) (Street) HOUSTON, TX 77002 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 66,185,773 I See footnotes(1)(3)(4) Class A Common Stock 969,584(5) I See footnotes(2)(3)(4)

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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
Independence Energy Aggregator L.P. 600 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 7200 HOUSTON, TX 77002		X
KKR Financial Holdings LLC 30 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK, NY 10001		X
KKR Group Assets Holdings III L.P. 30 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK, NY 10001		X
KKR Group Assets III GP LLC 30 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK, NY 10001		X
KKR UPSTREAM ASSOCIATES LLC 30 HUDSON YARDS NEW YORK, NY 10001		X
Independence Energy Aggregator GP LLC 600 TRAVIS STREET, SUITE 7200 HOUSTON, TX 77002		X

Signatures

See Exhibit 99.1		10/23/2026
**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)	Reflects securities held directly by Independence Energy Aggregator L.P. Independence Energy Aggregator GP LLC is the general partner of Independence Energy Aggregator L.P. KKR Upstream Associates LLC is the managing member of Independence Energy Aggregator GP LLC.
(2)	Reflects securities held directly by KKR Upstream Associates LLC.
(3)	KKR Group Assets Holdings III L.P. and KKR Financial Holdings LLC are the controlling members of KKR Upstream Associates LLC. KKR Group Assets III GP LLC is the general partner of KKR Group Assets Holdings III L.P. KKR Group Partnership L.P. is the sole member of each of KKR Group Assets III GP LLC and KKR Financial Holdings LLC. KKR Group Holdings Corp. is the general partner of KKR Group Partnership L.P. KKR Group Co. Inc. is the sole shareholder of KKR Gorup Holdings Corp. KKR & Co. Inc. is the sole shareholder of KKR Group Co. Inc. KKR Management LLP is the Series I preferred stockholder of KKR & Co. Inc. Henry R. Kravis and George R. Roberts are the founding partners of KKR Management LLP.
(4)	Each of the Reporting Persons disclaims beneficial ownership of the securities reported herein, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein. The filing of this statement shall not be deemed to be an admission that, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise, the Reporting Persons are the beneficial owners of any securities reported herein.
(5)	This amount excludes an aggregate of 1,500,000 restricted shares granted to certain officers of the Issuer (subject to certain time-based vesting conditions). The Reporting Persons disclaim beneficial ownership over such shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934.
Remarks: Because no more than 10 reporting persons can file any one Form 3 through the Securities and Exchange Commission's EDGAR system, certain affiliates of the Reporting Persons have filed a separate Form 3.

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