Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
IES Holdings, Inc. [IESC]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director __X__ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/03/2017
(Street)

GREENWICH, CT 06830
4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)
6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share 01/03/2017   A   522 (2) A $ 0 12,436,904 I See Footnotes (1) (3) (4) (5) (6)

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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 Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)
10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)
11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
GENDELL JEFFREY L ET AL
1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
  X   X    
TONTINE CAPITAL PARTNERS L P
1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
TONTINE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC
1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
TONTINE MANAGEMENT LLC
1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
TONTINE CAPITAL OVERSEAS MASTER FUND II, L.P.
1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
TONTINE ASSET ASSOCIATES, L.L.C.
1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
Tontine Associates, LLC
1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    
Tontine Capital Overseas GP, LLC
1 SOUND SHORE DRIVE
GREENWICH, CT 06830
    X    

Signatures

 Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., By: its General Partner, Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell   01/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell   01/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Tontine Management, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell   01/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P. By: its General Partner, Tontine Asset Associates, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell   01/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Tontine Asset Associates, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell   01/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Tontine Associates, L.L.C., By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell   01/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 Tontine Capital Overseas GP, L.L.C. By: its Managing Member, /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell   01/05/2017
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

 /s/ Jeffrey L. Gendell   01/05/2017
**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) This report is filed jointly by Tontine Capital Partners, L.P., a Delaware limited partnership ("TCP"), Tontine Capital Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TCM"), Tontine Management, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TM"), Tontine Capital Overseas Master Fund II, L.P., a Cayman Islands limited partnership ("TCP 2"), Tontine Asset Associates, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TAA"), Tontine Associates, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TA"), Tontine Capital Overseas GP, L.L.C., a Delaware limited liability company ("TCO") and Jeffrey L. Gendell ("Mr. Gendell"). Mr. Gendell is the managing member of: (a) TCM, the general partner of TCP; (b) TM; (c) TAA, the general partner of TCP 2; (d) TA; and (e) TCO.
(2) Represents phantom stock units ("PSUs") granted pursuant to the Integrated Electrical Services, Inc. (n/k/a IES Holdings, Inc.) 2006 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended and restated through February 2016) upon Mr. Gendell electing to receive PSUs as director compensation in lieu of a cash or common stock retainer. Each PSU converts to one share of Common Stock when Mr. Gendell leaves the board of directors for any reason.
(3) TCP directly owns 5,642,723 shares of Common Stock, TCM directly owns 1,910,529 shares of Common Stock, TM directly owns 1,410,162 shares of Common Stock, TCP 2 directly owns 2,605,499 shares of Common Stock, TAA directly owns 96,891 shares of Common Stock, TA directly owns 642,057 shares of Common Stock, TCO directly owns 47,284 shares of Common Stock, Mr. Gendell directly owns 33,641 shares of Common Stock and Mr. Gendell's children own 48,118 shares of Common Stock.
(4) All of the foregoing securities may be deemed to be beneficially owned by Mr. Gendell. The foregoing securities held by TCP may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TCM. The foregoing securities held by TCP 2 may be deemed to be beneficially owned by TAA.
(5) Mr. Gendell disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by Mr. Gendell or representing Mr. Gendell's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TCM, TCP, TM, TCP 2, TAA, TA and TCO. TCM disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TCM or representing TCM's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TCP.
(6) TAA disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TAA or representing TAA's pro rata interest in, and interest in the profits of, TCP 2. TA disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TA. TM disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TM. TCO disclaims beneficial ownership of the Issuer's securities reported herein for purposes of Section 16(a) under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, except as to securities directly owned by TCO.

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