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

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

~~Pursuant~~Date toof ~~Section 13~~Report ~~OR 15~~(d) Date of ~~The~~earliest ~~Securities~~event ~~Exchange~~reported): September ~~Act~~23, of2019 ~~1934~~(September 18, 2019)

~~Date~~Grizzly ofEnergy, ~~Report~~LLC (~~Date~~Exact name of ~~earliest~~registrant ~~event~~as ~~reported):~~specified ~~September~~in 4,its ~~2019 (September 3, 2019~~charter)

Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC



Delaware	000-55826	80-0411494
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

~~(Exact~~5847 ~~name~~San Felipe, Suite 3000 Houston, Texas 77057 (Address of ~~registrant~~principal asexecutive ~~specified~~offices) in(Zip ~~its~~Code) ~~charter~~Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (832) 327-2255

Delaware		001-33756		80-0411494
(State or other jurisdiction ofincorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5847 San Felipe, Suite 3000

Houston, Texas 77057

(Address of principal executive offices) (Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (832) 327-2255

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act: ~~None~~

~~Item~~Title ~~7.01~~of ~~Regulation~~each FDclass ~~Disclosure.~~Ticker symbol(s) Name of each exchange on which registered — — —

~~As previously disclosed, Vanguard Natural Resources, Inc~~Item 5.02. Departure ~~(the~~of ~~“Company”)~~Directors ~~and~~or ~~certain~~Certain ~~subsidiaries~~Officers; ~~(such~~Election ~~subsidiaries,~~of ~~together~~Directors; ~~with~~Appointment ~~the Company, the “Debtors”) filed voluntary petitions for relief (the cases commenced thereby, the “Chapter 11 Cases”) under chapter 11~~ of ~~the~~Certain ~~United~~Officers; ~~States~~Compensatory ~~Bankruptcy~~Arrangements ~~Code (the “Bankruptcy Code”) in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District~~ of ~~Texas~~Certain ~~(the “Bankruptcy Court”)~~Officers. ~~The Chapter 11 Cases were administered under the caption In re Vanguard Natural Resources, Inc. et al.~~

On September 323, 2019, Grizzly Energy, LLC (the ~~Debtors~~“Company”), ~~filed~~announced ~~their~~R. ~~monthly~~Scott ~~operating~~Sloan’s ~~report,~~resignation ~~which~~as ~~included~~President ~~financial~~and ~~information~~Chief asExecutive Officer of ~~July~~the 9Company, effective September 30, 2019. ~~and~~The ~~for~~Company’s ~~the~~Board ~~period~~of ~~covering~~Directors ~~July~~has 1,appointed ~~2019~~Jonathan ~~through~~C. ~~July~~Curth 9,to ~~2019~~serve ~~(the~~as ~~“Monthly~~Interim ~~Operating~~President ~~Report”)~~and ~~with~~Chief Executive Officer of the ~~Bankruptcy~~Company, ~~Court~~effective September 30, 2019. ~~The~~A ~~Monthly~~copy ~~Operating~~of ~~Report~~the Company’s press release announcing such matters is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

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The ~~Company~~summary ~~cautions investors and potential investors not to place undue reliance upon the information contained in the Monthly Operating Report which was not prepared for the purpose~~ of ~~providing~~ the ~~basis~~Separation ~~for~~and anAdvisory ~~investment~~Services ~~decision~~Agreement ~~relating~~set toforth ~~any~~under ofthis ~~the~~Item ~~securities of the Company~~5.02 ~~The Monthly Operating Report~~ is ~~limited~~qualified in ~~scope,~~its ~~covers~~entirety ~~limited~~by ~~time~~reference ~~periods,~~to ~~and has been prepared solely for~~ the ~~purpose~~complete ofterms ~~complying~~and ~~with~~conditions ~~the monthly reporting requirements~~ of the ~~Bankruptcy~~Separation Court. The Monthly Operating Report was not audited or reviewed by independent accountants, was not prepared in accordance with U.S. generally accepted accounting principles, is in a format prescribed by applicable bankruptcy laws, and isAdvisory ~~subject~~Services ~~to future adjustment and reconciliation. There can be no assurance that~~Agreement, ~~from the perspective of an investor or potential investor in the Company’s securities, the Monthly Operating Report is complete. The Monthly Operating Report also contains information for a period~~ which is ~~shorter~~filed ~~and~~as ~~otherwise~~Exhibit ~~different~~10.1 ~~from those required in the Company’s periodic reports pursuant~~ to ~~the~~this ~~Exchange~~Form Act, and such information might not be indicative of the Company’s financial condition or operating results for a period that would be reflected in the Company’s financial statements or in its reports pursuant to the Exchange Act8-K. ~~Information set forth in the Monthly Operating Report should not be viewed as indicative of future results.~~

Forward-Looking Statements

Statements in this Current Report on Form 8-K that relate to future results and events are not facts and constitute forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995. These forward-looking statements are based on the Company’s current expectations, estimates and assumptions and, as such, involve certain risks and uncertainties. The ability of the Company to predict results or the actual effects of its plans and strategies is subject to inherent uncertainty. Actual results and events in future periods may differ materially from those expressed or implied by these forward-looking statements because of a number of risks, uncertainties and other factors. All statements other than statements of historical fact, including statements containing the words “intends,” “believes,” “expects,” “will,” and similar expressions, are statements that could be deemed to be forward-looking statements. In addition, the forward-looking statements represent the Company’s views as of the date as of which they were made. The Company anticipates that subsequent events and developments may cause its views to change. However, although the Company may elect to update these forward-looking statements at some point in the future, it specifically disclaims any obligation to do so. These forward-looking statements should not be relied upon as representing the Company’s views as of any date subsequent to the date hereof. Additional factors that may cause results to differ materially from those described in the forward-looking statements are set forth in the Company’s Annual Report on Form 10-K for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2018 and the Company’s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly periods ended March 31, 2019 and June 30, 2019, which were filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 15, 2019, May 15, 2019, and August 19, 2019, respectively, under the headings “Risk Factors” and “Forward-Looking Statements.”

Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits.

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Monthly Operating Report as of July 9, 2019 and for the period covering July 1, 2019 through July 9, 2019, as filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division on September 3, 2019.
Exhibit 10.1		Separation and Advisory Services Agreement, dated September 18, 2019, by and between R. Scott Sloan and Grizzly Energy, LLC.
Exhibit 99.1		Press Release dated September 23, 2019

~~SIGNATURE~~SIGNATURES

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

	VANGUARD NATURAL RESOURCES, LLC
	GRIZZLY ENERGY, LLC
Dated: September 4, 2019	By:		/s/ Ryan Midgett
Dated: September 23, 2019	By:	/s/ Ryan Midgett
		Name:		Ryan Midgett
		Title:		Chief Financial Officer

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit Number		Description
99.1		Monthly Operating Report as of July 9, 2019 and for the period covering July 1, 2019 through July 9, 2019, as filed with the United States Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division on September 3, 2019.

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