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 *
  Fitts Jeffrey
2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
03/29/2016
3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
MILLER ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. [NONE]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
C/O HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC, 40 WEST 57TH STREET, 33RD FLOOR
4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 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)
_X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person
___ 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)

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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
Fitts Jeffrey
C/O HIGHBRIDGE PRINCIPAL STRATEGIES, LLC
40 WEST 57TH STREET, 33RD FLOOR
NEW YORK, NY 10019
  X      

Signatures

/s/ Jeffrey Fitts 03/29/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

No securities are beneficially owned

* 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).
 
Remarks:
Mr. Fitts is affiliated with Highbridge Principal Strategies, LLC ("Highbridge"), which is the investment manager of (a) Highbridge Specialty Loan Sector D Investment Fund, L.P., (b) Highbridge Principal Strategies - Specialty Loan Institutional Fund III, L.P., (c) Highbridge Principal Strategies - NDT Senior Loan Fund, L.P., (d) Highbridge Specialty Loan Institutional Holdings Limited, (e) Lincoln Investment Solutions, Inc., (f) Highbridge Principal Strategies - Specialty Loan Fund III, L.P., (g) Highbridge Principal Strategies - Specialty Loan VG Fund, L.P. and (h) Highbridge Aiguilles Rouges Sector A Investment Fund, L.P. (collectively, the "Highbridge Shareholders"). Each of the Highbridge Shareholders holds shares of common stock of Miller Energy Resources, Inc. This report does not include any securities of the issuer held by the Highbridge Shareholders or that may be deemed to be beneficially owned by the Highbridge Shareholders, and Mr. Fitts disclaims beneficial ownership of all such securities. This report shall not be deemed an admission that Mr. Fitts is the beneficial owner of, or has any pecuniary interest in, such securities for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities and Exchange Act.

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