Initial Statement of Beneficial Ownership (3)

FORM 3	UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES	OMB APPROVAL OMB Number: 3235-0104 Estimated average burden hours per response... 0.5
	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 ^*

Bart Todd

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 8/31/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol

Eclipse Resources Corp [ECR]

(Last) (First) (Middle)

2121 OLD GATESBURG ROAD, SUITE 110

4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable)

_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
___ X ___ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
VP & Chief Accounting Officer /

(Street)

STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803

(City) (State) (Zip)

5. 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 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	34536 ⁽¹⁾	D

*Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned ( e.g.* , puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)**
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (MM/DD/YYYY)		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)
1. Title of Derivate Security (Instr. 4)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security		6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
Performance Stock Unit	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Common Stock	16708	⁽²⁾	D
Performance Stock Unit	⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	Common Stock	16576	⁽³⁾	D
Performance Stock Unit	⁽⁴⁾	⁽⁴⁾	Common Stock	6415	⁽⁴⁾	D

Explanation of Responses:
(1)	Includes (i) 11,500 shares of common stock; (ii) 5,570 restricted stock units, granted on April 22, 2016, that vest on April 22, 2019; (iii) 11,051 restricted stock units, granted on February 24, 2017, that vest in two substantially equal annual installments beginning February 24, 2019; and (iv) 6,415 restricted stock units, granted on February 23, 2018, that vest in three substantially equal annual installments beginning February 23, 2019, in each case subject to the continued service of the reporting person. Each restricted stock unit represents the right to receive one share of common stock per unit.
(2)	Represents performance stock units representing the right to receive one share of common stock per unit granted on April 22, 2016 under the Company's 2014 Long-Term Incentive Plan, as amended (the "2014 Plan"), the vesting of which is subject to the satisfaction of certain performance criteria in the period beginning on January 1, 2016 and ending on December 31, 2018.
(3)	Represents performance stock units representing the right to receive one share of common stock per unit granted on February 24, 2017 under the 2014 Plan, the vesting of which is subject to the satisfaction of certain performance criteria in the period beginning on January 1, 2017 and ending on December 31, 2019.
(4)	Represents performance stock units representing the right to receive one share of common stock per unit granted on February 23, 2018 under the 2014 Plan, the vesting of which is subject to the satisfaction of certain performance criteria in the period beginning on January 1, 2018 and ending on December 31, 2020.

Remarks:
Ex. 24 - Power of Attorney

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Bart Todd 2121 OLD GATESBURG ROAD SUITE 110 STATE COLLEGE, PA 16803			VP & Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures
/s/ Todd Bart		9/11/2018
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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