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SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 25
NOTIFICATION OF REMOVAL FROM LISTING AND/OR REGISTRATION UNDER SECTION 12(b) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934.
Commission File Number	001-34778
Issuer: QEP RESOURCES, INC. Exchange: NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC (Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter, and name of Exchange where security is listed and/or registered) Address: 1050 17TH STREET SUITE 500 DENVER COLORADO 80265 Telephone number: 303-672-6961 (Address, including zip code, and telephone number, including area code, of Issuer's principal executive offices) Preferred Stock Purchase Rights (Description of class of securities)
Please place an X in the box to designate the rule provision relied upon to strike the class of securities from listing and registration:
17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(1) 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(2) 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(3) 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4) Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(b), the Exchange has complied with its rules to strike the class of securities from listing and/or withdraw registration on the Exchange. 1 Pursuant to 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(c), the Issuer has complied with its rules of the Exchange and the requirements of 17 CFR 240.12d-2(c) governing the voluntary withdrawal of the class of securities from listing and registration on the Exchange.
Pursuant to the requirements fo the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE LLC certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of the requirements for filing the Form 25 and has caused this notification to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned duly authorized person.
2012-04-03 By Edwin Mecabe Managing Director Date Name Title
1 Form 25 and attached Notice will be considered compliance with the provisions of 17 CFR 240.19d-1 as applicable. See General Instructions.
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NOTIFICATION OF THE REMOVAL FROM LISTING
AND REGISTRATION OF THE STATED SECURITIES

The New York Stock Exchange hereby notifies
the SEC of its intention to remove the
entire class of the stated securities from
listing and registration on the Exchange
at the opening of business on April 16,
2012, pursuant to the provisions of
Rule 12d2-2 (a).

[ X ] 17 CFR 240.12d2-2(a)(4) That the
entire class of this security was redeemed
or expired on April 1, 2012.

The removal of the Preferred Stock Purchase
Rights of QEP Resources, Inc. is
being effected because the Exchange knows
or is reliably informed that on
April 1, 2012 all rights pertaining
to the entire class of this security
were extinguished.

The Exchange also notifies the Securities
and Exchange Commission that as a result
of the above indicated conditions this
security was suspended on
April 2, 2011.