UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

~~January~~March 3012, 2018

Date of ~~Report~~report (Date of earliest event reported)

STONE ENERGY CORPORATION (Exact ~~name~~Name of ~~registrant~~Registrant as ~~specified~~Specified in ~~charter~~Charter)

Delaware	1-12074	72-1235413
(State or otherjurisdiction ofincorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)
(State or other jurisdictionof incorporation)	(CommissionFile Number)	(IRS EmployerIdentification No.)

625 E. Kaliste Saloom RoadLafayette, Louisiana	70508
(Address of principal executive offices)	(Zip Code)
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)	(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (337) 237-0410

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[û x ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425) [ ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b)) [ ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e- 4(c))

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).



Emerging growth company	¨

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act. ¨

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Item 2.02. Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

On ~~January~~March 3012, 2018, we issued a press release ~~announcing~~with ~~estimated~~respect ~~proved~~to ~~reserves,~~our ~~production~~fourth ~~volumes,~~quarter and ~~liquidity for~~ year-end ~~December 31,~~ 2017, ~~its capital expenditure budget for 2018, and production guidance for the first quarter of 2018~~results. The press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K and is incorporated by reference herein. The press release contains a non-GAAP financial measure we call “discretionary cash flow” (discussed below) that may be deemed a non-GAAP financial measure as defined in Item 10 of Regulation S-K under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”). The most directly comparable generally accepted accounting principle (“GAAP”) financial measure and information reconciling the GAAP and non-GAAP financial measure “discretionary cash flow” is also included in the press release.

In ~~accordance~~the ~~with~~press ~~General~~release, ~~Instruction~~we ~~B.2~~refer ofto ~~Form~~a 8non-K,GAAP ~~the~~financial ~~information~~measure inwe call “discretionary cash flow.” Management believes that this ~~report,~~non-GAAP ~~including~~financial ~~Exhibit~~measure ~~99.1,~~of ~~shall~~discretionary ~~not~~cash beflow ~~deemed~~is ~~“filed”~~useful ~~for~~to ~~the~~investors ~~purposes~~because ofit ~~Section~~is 18widely ofused by professional research analysts in the ~~Securities~~valuation, ~~Exchange~~comparison, ~~Act~~rating and investment recommendations of ~~1934~~companies (in the ~~“Exchange~~oil ~~Act”)~~and orgas ~~otherwise~~exploration ~~subject~~and toproduction ~~the~~industry. ~~liabilities~~Management ofbelieves that ~~section,~~discretionary ~~nor~~cash ~~shall~~flow ~~such~~is ~~information,~~a ~~including~~financial ~~Exhibit~~indicator ~~99.1,~~of beour ~~deemed~~company’s ~~incorporated~~ability byto ~~reference~~internally infund ~~any~~capital ~~filing~~expenditures ~~under~~and ~~the~~service ~~Securities~~debt. Discretionary ~~Act~~cash offlow ~~1933~~should ~~(the~~not ~~“Securities~~be ~~Act”~~considered an alternative to net cash provided by (used in) operating activities or ~~the~~net ~~Exchange~~income ~~Act~~or loss, ~~except~~ as ~~shall~~defined beby ~~expressly~~GAAP. Discretionary ~~set~~cash ~~forth~~flow byequals ~~specific~~cash ~~reference~~flows from operating activities before changes in ~~such~~operating ~~filing~~assets and liabilities.

Item 7.01. Regulation FD Disclosure.

On January 30, 2018, we issued a press release announcing estimated proved reserves, production volumes, and liquidity for year-end December 31, 2017, its capital expenditure budget for 2018, and production guidance for the first quarter of 2018. The ~~press~~information ~~release~~set isforth ~~furnished~~under asItem ~~Exhibit 99~~2.102 toof this Current Report on Form 8-K ~~and~~ is hereby incorporated byin ~~reference into this~~ Item 7.01 by reference.

In accordance with General Instruction B.2 of Form 8-K, the information in this report, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section, nor shall such information, including Exhibit 99.1, be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Exchange Act, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) The following exhibit is being filed herewith:

Exhibit Number	Description
99.1	Press release dated ~~January~~March 3012, 2018, “Stone Energy Corporation Announces ~~2017~~Fourth ~~Year-end~~Quarter ~~Reserves, Production Update~~ and ~~2018~~Year-End ~~Preliminary~~2017 ~~Capital Budget~~Results”

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SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Stone Energy Corporation has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

STONE ENERGY CORPORATION

Date: January 30, 2018	By:	/s/ Lisa S. Jaubert
Date: March 12, 2018	By:	/s/ Lisa S. Jaubert
		Lisa S. JaubertSenior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary

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