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 ^*

Tommerup Jeffery R

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (MM/DD/YYYY) 2/11/2019

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 /

(Street)

DENVER, CO 80265

(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	75974	D
Common Stock	2123.6	I	Employee Investment Plan

*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)
Phantom Stock Units	⁽¹⁾	⁽¹⁾	Phantom Stock Units	3412.631	$0.00	D
Phantom Stock Units	⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	Phantom Stock Units	53114	$0.00	D
Stock Option	3/5/2015	2/13/2019	Common Stock	12519	$30.90	D
Stock Option	3/5/2016	2/13/2020	Common Stock	11967	$30.12	D
Stock Option	3/5/2017	2/13/2021	Common Stock	9991	$31.74	D
Stock Option	3/5/2018	2/12/2022	Common Stock	18045	$21.69	D
Stock Option	⁽³⁾	2/16/2023	Common Stock	16283	$10.12	D
Stock Option	⁽⁴⁾	2/13/2024	Common Stock	15321	$16.98	D

Explanation of Responses:
(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

Reporting Owners
Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
Reporting Owner Name / Address	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		2/21/2019
^** Signature of Reporting Person		Date

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