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  0001935388
  XXXXXXXX
  LIVE
  0001537028
  Independence Contract Drilling, Inc.
  001-36590
  20475 State Highway 249, Suite 300
  Houston
  TX
  77070
  281-598-1230
  Robert J. Barrett IV
  Director
  Common Stock
  J.P. Morgan Securities LLC
  390 Madison Avenue, 6th Floor
  New York
  NY
  10017
  42627
  639
  15186780
  12/19/2024
  OTC
  Common Stock
  08/11/2023
  Transfer
  Robert J. Barrett IV, who acquired the shares from the Issuer through an RSU vesting on 07/01/23
  N
  19123
  08/11/2023
  N/A
  Common Stock
  03/15/2024
  Transfer
  Robert J. Barrett IV, who acquired the shares from the Issuer through an RSU vesting on 02/10/24
  N
  16667
  03/15/2024
  N/A
  Common Stock
  08/01/2024
  Transfer
  Robert J. Barrett IV, who acquired the shares from the Issuer through an RSU vesting on 07/01/24
  N
  6837
  08/01/2024
  N/A
  Y
  The shares filed today were sold by the Vanadis Management LLC, Robert J. Barrett IV as authorized signor.
  12/19/2024
  /s/ J.P. Morgan Securities LLC as agent and attorney-in-fact for Robert J. Barrett IV