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

INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES

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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
                      

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *

CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY)
8/9/2017 

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Vanguard Natural Resources, Inc. [NONE]

(Last)        (First)        (Middle)

411 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, SUITE 425

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director                            _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below)          ___ X ___ Other (specify below)
/ See Remarks

(Street)

GREENWICH, CT 06830       

(City)              (State)              (Zip)
5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)

 

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

_ X _ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person


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)
Common Stock   3232360   I   See footnotes   (1) (2)

Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g. , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivate Security
(Instr. 4)
2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(MM/DD/YYYY)
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

Explanation of Responses:
(1)  Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C. ("Contrarian") is an investment adviser registered with the U.S. Securities Exchange Commission under Section 203 under the Investment Advisers Act of 1940. Contrarian is the investment manager of certain managed accounts and private investment funds (collectively the "Funds"). All securities reported on this Form 3 are owned by the Funds.
(2)  Contrarian disclaims beneficial ownership of these securities except to the extent of its pecuniary interest therein, and the inclusion of these securities in this report shall not be deemed an admission of beneficial ownership of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.

Remarks:
Solely for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "Exchange Act"), Contrarian may be deemed to be a director-by-deputization by virtue of the Funds having a representative on the board of directors of Vanguard Natural Resources, Inc. (the "Board"). Graham Morris, an employee of Contrarian, is a member of the Board. For purposes of the exemption under Rule 16b-3 promulgated under the Exchange Act, the Board approved the acquisition of any direct or indirect pecuniary interest of the shares of Common Stock reported herein by Contrarian.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address
Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
CONTRARIAN CAPITAL MANAGEMENT, L.L.C.
411 WEST PUTNAM AVENUE, SUITE 425
GREENWICH, CT 06830



See Remarks

Signatures
Contrarian Capital Management, L.L.C. By: /s/ Jon Bauer, Managing Member 8/21/2017
** Signature of Reporting Person Date


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