SEC Form 4

FORM 4		UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0287 Estimated average burden hours per response: 0.5
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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person* Ley Alice B (Last) (First) (Middle) 1050 17TH STREET SUITE 800 (Street) DENVER CO 80265 (City) (State) (Zip)	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol QEP RESOURCES, INC. [ QEP ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) Director 10% Owner X Officer (give title below) Other (specify below) VP and Controller
	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 02/07/2019
	4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)	6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line) X Form filed by One Reporting Person Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

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								59,446	D

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 Securities Underlying Derivative Security (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: 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
Phantom Stock Units	$0.00	02/07/2019		M			13,074	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	13,074	(1)	24,784(2)	D
Stock Option	$28.43							03/05/2017	03/03/2021	Common Stock	6,061		6,061	D
Stock Option	$21.69							03/05/2018	02/12/2022	Common Stock	12,058		12,058	D
Stock Option	$10.12							(3)	02/16/2023	Common Stock	10,880		10,880	D
Stock Option	$16.98							(4)	02/13/2024	Common Stock	10,237		10,237	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. In February 2016, QEP's Compensation Committee granted 13,074 PSUs under the QEP's Cash Incentive Plan, which amount represented the number of common shares on which payout would be made in cash if target performance was achieved during the three-year performance period ended 12/31/18. Payout was earned at 100% of target, and a cash payout was made on 13,074 common shares.

2. In February 2017 and 2018, QEP's Compensation Committee granted 8,658 PSUs and 16,126 PSUs, respectively, under the QEP's Cash Incentive Plan, which represents the number of common shares on which payout will be made in cash (or, at the election of the Compensation Committee, shares) if target relative TSR performance is achieved during the three-year performance period ending 12/31/19 and 12/31/20, respectively.

3. The option vests in three annual installments beginning on March 5, 2017, subject to accelerated vesting upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the award agreement.

4. The option vests in three annual installments beginning on March 5, 2018, subject to accelerated vesting upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the award agreement

Remarks:

	/s/Dane E. Allen, Attorney in Fact	02/08/2019
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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