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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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   Rice Energy Family Holdings, LP 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/29/2014 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Rice Energy Inc. [RICE] (Last) (First) (Middle) 171 HILLPOINTE DRIVE, SUITE 301 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director __X__ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) CANONSBURG, PA 15317 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) Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 20,000,000 (1) (2) (3) D Â

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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
Rice Energy Family Holdings, LP 171 HILLPOINTE DRIVE, SUITE 301 CANONSBURG, PA 15317	Â	  X	Â	Â

Signatures

/s/ Rice Energy Family Holdings, LP, by William E. Jordan, as Attorney-in-Fact		01/30/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date
/s/ Rice Energy Management LLC, by William E. Jordan, as Attorney-in-Fact		01/30/2014
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	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).
(1)	Rice Energy Management LLC is the general partner of Rice Energy Family Holdings, LP. Rice Energy Management LLC is controlled by a board of managers, consisting solely of Daniel J. Rice III.
(2)	On January 29, 2014, the Reporting Person entered into the Stockholders' Agreement, pursuant to which, each of the parties thereto agreed, among other things, to cause the shares of Common Stock and any equity securities of the Issuer held by such party to be voted for the individuals properly designated by the parties to the Stockholders' Agreement for election to the Issuer's board of directors. As a result, the parties thereto may be deemed to be members of a group holding over 10% of the outstanding Common Stock of the Issuer for the purposes of Section 13(d)(3) of the Exchange Act (the "Group").
(3)	The Reporting Person disclaims beneficial ownership of the shares of Common Stock held by the members of the Group, except to the extent of such Reporting Person's pecuniary interest therein, and this statement shall not be construed as an admission that such Reporting Person is the beneficial owner of any such shares for purposes of Section 16 of the Exchange Act or for any other purpose.
  Remarks: Exhibit List: Exhibit 24 - Power of Attorney (CE)

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