Ownership Submission
FORM 5
Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

ANNUAL STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
SPROTT RESOURCE CORP
2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Independence Contract Drilling, Inc. [ICD]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)

ROYAL BANK PLAZA, SOUTH TOWER, 200 BAY STREET, SUITE 2750, P.O. BOX 90
3. Statement for Issuer's Fiscal Year Ended (Month/Day/Year)
08/17/2016
(Street)


TORONTO, A6 M5J 2J2
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Reporting
(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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)
5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned at end of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock             3,525,000 I (1) By Sprott Resource Partnership (1) (2)
Common Stock             12,272 I (3) See Footnotes (2) (3)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)
2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)
5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)
6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)
7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)
8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)
9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned at End of Issuer's Fiscal Year
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
(A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
SPROTT RESOURCE CORP
ROYAL BANK PLAZA, SOUTH TOWER
200 BAY STREET, SUITE 2750, P.O. BOX 90
TORONTO, A6 M5J 2J2
    X    
Sprott Resource Partnership
ROYAL BANK PLAZA, SOUTH TOWER
200 BAY STREET, SUITE 2750, P.O. BOX 90
TORONTO, A6 M5J 2J2
    X    

Signatures

/s/ Arthur Einav, as Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of Sprott Resource Corp. 08/26/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

By: Sprott Resource Consulting LP, Sprott Resource Partnership's managing partner, By: Sprott Resource Consulting GP Inc., its general partner, By: /s/ Arthur Einav, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary 08/26/2016
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) The reported securities are owned directly by Sprott Resource Partnership ("SRP"), which is controlled by Sprott Resource Corp. ("SRC"). SRC is an indirect beneficial owner of the reported securities.
(2) The reporting person 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 all of the reported securities for purposes of Section 16 or for any other purpose.
(3) Represents Restricted Shares granted to Mr. Arthur Einav on August 20, 2014 that will vest ratably on each of the first three anniversaries of the date of grant. On August 19, 2015, Mr. Einav and SRP entered into an Investee Director Compensation Agreement pursuant to which the Restricted Shares are held by Mr. Einav for the benefit of SRP, which is controlled by SRC (Mr. Einav serves as as Managing Director, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary of SRC). Under the Investee Director Compensation Agreement, upon vesting, direct ownership of the Restricted Shares will be transferred to SRP and SRP will directly own such shares.
 
Remarks:
This report on Form 5  is submitted to reflect the fact that the reporting persons have ceased to own 10% or more of the Issuer's common stock. As a result, the reporting persons are no longer subject to Section 16 in connection with their respective transactions in the equity securities of the Issuer and therefore will no longer report any such transactions on Form 4 or Form 5.

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