UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of
The Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report – March 30, 2012
(Date of earliest event reported)
QEP RESOURCES, INC.
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
| STATE OF DELAWARE | 001-34778 | 87-0287750 |
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(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)
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(Commission File No.)
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(I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)
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1050 17th Street, Suite 500, Denver, Colorado 80265
(Address of principal executive offices)
Registrant's telephone number, including area code (303) 672-6900
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2. below):
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Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))
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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.
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On March 30, 2012, B. Kurtis Watts, the Company’s Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer, announced his intention to retire effective June 1, 2012.
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Effective April 1, 2012, Kendall Carbone, age 46 will become Vice President and Assistant Controller of the Company. Effective June 1, 2012, Ms. Carbone will assume the role of Vice President, Controller and Chief Accounting Officer. Ms. Carbone has no family relationship with any director or executive officer of the Company. She will participate in the Executive Severance Compensation Plan and the Long Term Stock Incentive Plan.
Ms. Carbone joined QEP in October 2010 as Director – Finance, was promoted to Assistant Controller in August 2011, and has served in that position until this promotion. Prior to joining QEP, Ms. Carbone was employed by Suncor Energy USA, Inc., an integrated energy company, serving as the Director of Finance from 2003 until 2009, and Director of Sales from 2009 until 2010. She is a licensed C.P.A. Ms. Carbone has not been involved in any transactions that require disclosure pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K (17 CFR 229.404(a).
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Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.
(d) Exhibits.
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10.10+
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QEP Resources, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No.10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2010).
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10.12+
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QEP Resources, Inc. Executive Severance Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No.10.10 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2010), as amended and restated by the QEP Resources, Inc. Executive Severance Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2012).
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SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
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QEP RESOURCES, INC.
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(Registrant)
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April 4, 2012
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Richard J. Doleshek
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Executive Vice President and
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Chief Financial Officer
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List of Exhibits:
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10.10+
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QEP Resources, Inc. 2010 Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No.10.8 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2010).
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10.12+
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QEP Resources, Inc. Executive Severance Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No.10.10 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on June 16, 2010), as amended and restated by the QEP Resources, Inc. Executive Severance Compensation Plan (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit No. 10.1 to the Company’s Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on February 16, 2012).
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