Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (4)

FORM 4 [ ] Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).
UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES
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Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

1. Name and Address of Reporting Person ^* Foran Joseph Wm	2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Matador Resources Co [ MTDR ]	5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) __X__ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) Chairman and CEO
(Last) (First) (Middle) 5400 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1500	3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YYYY) 5/24/2021
(Street) DALLAS, TX 75240 (City) (State) (Zip)	4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YYYY)	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. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	3. Trans. 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)
1.Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Trans. Date	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	5/24/2021		J		24000 ⁽¹⁾	D	$0	1077568 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽³⁾
Common Stock								31279	D
Common Stock								1105913 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽⁴⁾
Common Stock								435566 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽⁵⁾
Common Stock								389634 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽⁶⁾
Common Stock								17488 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽⁷⁾
Common Stock								60796 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽⁸⁾
Common Stock								60796 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽⁹⁾
Common Stock								114236 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽¹⁰⁾
Common Stock								114236 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽¹¹⁾
Common Stock								473217 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽¹²⁾
Common Stock								473217 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽¹³⁾
Common Stock								290000 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽¹⁴⁾
Common Stock								290000 ⁽²⁾	I	See footnote ⁽¹⁵⁾

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)*
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	4. Trans. 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		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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Trans. Date	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)			11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Represents 20,000 shares distributed from the SIF 2011 Non-GST Trust and 4,000 shares distributed from the MCF 2011 Non-GST Trust to the respective trust beneficiaries. The decision to distribute the shares was made by the trustee of each trust.
(2)	The reporting person states that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be deemed an admission that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of these shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.
(3)	Represents shares held of record collectively by the LRF 2011 Non-GST Trust, WJF 2011 Non-GST Trust, JNF 2011 Non-GST Trust, SIF 2011 Non-GST Trust and MCF 2011 Non-GST Trust (collectively, the "Non-GST Trusts"). The reporting person and his spouse, as settlors of each of the Non-GST Trusts, retain the power of substitution with respect to the property of the Non-GST Trusts.
(4)	Represents shares held of record by Sage Resources, Ltd., which is a limited partnership owned by the reporting person's family, including the reporting person.
(5)	Represents shares held of record by the Foran 2012 Savings Trust for which the reporting person's spouse is a trustee.
(6)	Represents shares held of record by the Foran 2012 Security Trust for which the reporting person is the trustee.
(7)	Represents shares held of record by the reporting person's spouse.
(8)	Represents shares held of record by the JWF 2019-2 GRAT, for which the reporting person is the trustee and over which the reporting person has sole voting and investment power.
(9)	Represents shares held of record by the NNF 2019-2 GRAT, for which the reporting person is the trustee and over which the reporting person has sole voting and investment power.
(10)	Represents shares held of record by the JWF 2020-1 GRAT, for which the reporting person is the trustee and over which the reporting person has sole voting and investment power.
(11)	Represents shares held of record by the NNF 2020-1 GRAT, for which the reporting person is the trustee and over which the reporting person has sole voting and investment power.
(12)	Represents shares held of record by the JWF 2020-2 GRAT, for which the reporting person is the trustee and over which the reporting person has sole voting and investment power.
(13)	Represents shares held of record by the NNF 2020-2 GRAT, for which the reporting person is the trustee and over which the reporting person has sole voting and investment power.
(14)	Represents shares held of record by the JWF 2021-1 GRAT, for which the reporting person is the trustee and over which the reporting person has sole voting and investment power.
(15)	Represents shares held of record by the NNF 2021-1 GRAT, for which the reporting person is the trustee and over which the reporting person has sole voting and investment power.

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Foran Joseph Wm 5400 LBJ FREEWAY SUITE 1500 DALLAS, TX 75240	X		Chairman and CEO