Matador Resources (MTDR) Form 3 Matador Resources / Bryan A Erman ownership change

SEC Form 3

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
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Erman Bryan A

(Last) (First) (Middle)

5400 LBJ FREEWAY

SUITE 1500

(Street)

DALLAS TX 75240

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
04/18/2024

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Matador Resources Co [ MTDR ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
EVP, GC and Head of M&A

5. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

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	71,866(1)(2)(3)(4)	D
Common Stock	2,400	I	Represents shares held of record by the reporting person's Individual Retirement Account

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: 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 Units	(5)	(5)	Common Stock	15,000	(6)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Such acquisitions are exempt under Rule 16b-3.

2. Includes 5,334 shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on February 16, 2023 that vest in equal annual installments on the second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.

3. Includes 3,880 shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on February 17, 2022 that vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.

4. Includes 4,167 shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on June 4, 2021 that vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.

5. The phantom units vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, February 14, 2024.

6. Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's common stock.

Remarks:

	/s/ Bryan A. Erman, by Cale L. Curtin as attorney-in-fact	04/19/2024
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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