Angela Kouplen Form 3 WPX ENERGY / Angela Kouplen 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^*

Kouplen Angela

(Last) (First) (Middle)

3500 ONE WILLIAMS CENTER

(Street)

TULSA OK 74172

(City) (State) (Zip)

2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year)
11/14/2018

3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
WPX ENERGY, INC. [ WPX ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
SVP and CIO

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	26,378.2015	D

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
Restricted Stock Units	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	27,011	(2)	D
Restricted Stock Units(3)	(1)	(1)	Common Stock	18,426(4)	(4)	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Subject to the applicable award agreement, these awards vest in the following amounts: 8,369 on March 1, 2019, 5,963 on March 2, 2019, 8,370 on March 2, 2020 and 4,309 on March 2, 2021.

2. Each restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive a share of common stock, subject to the applicable award agreement.

3. Vesting of performance-based awards are subject to compensation committee certification that the Company has met a three-year performance measure, which is based on total shareholder return with absolute and relative dependent measures.

4. Each performance-based restricted stock unit represents a contingent right to receive a share of common stock, subject to adjustment based on the applicable award agreement and compensation committee certification that the Company has met the three-year performance measure.

Remarks:

	Stephen E. Brilz, Attorney-in-Fact for Angela Kouplen	11/26/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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