Ownership Submission
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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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
  Tommerup Jeffery R
 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
02/11/2019		 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
QEP RESOURCES, INC. [QEP]
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1050 17TH STREET, SUITE 800		 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP, Eastern Region & HSE
 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
(Street)

DENVER, CO 80265		 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 75,974
D
 
Common Stock 2,123.6
I
Employee Investment Plan

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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
Phantom Stock Units   (1)   (1) Phantom Stock Units 3,412.631 $ 0 D  
Phantom Stock Units   (2)   (2) Phantom Stock Units 53,114 $ 0 D  
Stock Option 03/05/2015 02/13/2019 Common Stock 12,519 $ 30.9 D  
Stock Option 03/05/2016 02/13/2020 Common Stock 11,967 $ 30.12 D  
Stock Option 03/05/2017 02/13/2021 Common Stock 9,991 $ 31.74 D  
Stock Option 03/05/2018 02/12/2022 Common Stock 18,045 $ 21.69 D  
Stock Option   (3) 02/16/2023 Common Stock 16,283 $ 10.12 D  
Stock Option   (4) 02/13/2024 Common Stock 15,321 $ 16.98 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
Director 10% Owner Officer Other
Tommerup Jeffery R
1050 17TH STREET
SUITE 800
DENVER, CO 80265		       SVP, Eastern Region & HSE  

Signatures

/s/Dane E. Allen, Attorney In Fact 02/21/2019
**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) Phantom stock units will be payable in cash on the date of, or at a designated anniversary date following, the first to occur of the reporting person's (i) distribution election date which is not earlier than two years from the plan year (ii) separation from service from QEP (subject to 6-month delay if necessary to comply with IRC 409A), (iii) death or (iv) disability, pursuant to the QEP Resources, Inc. Deferred Compensation Wrap Plan. This total includes shares attributable to the 401(k) supplemental program of the Deferred Compensation Wrap Plan. Consequently, share totals may change without any visible activity.
(2) These phantom units are associated with QEP's Cash Incentive Plan.
(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

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