SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

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^*

Packer Gary D

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE

SUITE 100

(Street)

THE WOODLANDS

77380

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
NEWFIELD EXPLORATION CO /DE/ [ NFX ]

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

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	EVP and COO

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
02/14/2018

4. 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction 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. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	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								7,500	I	By Family Trust
common stock	02/14/2018		A		19,265⁽¹⁾	A	$0	319,909	D
common stock	02/15/2018		M		7,197⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	A	$0	327,106	D
common stock	02/15/2018		D		7,197⁽⁴⁾⁽⁵⁾	D	$25.9575	319,909	D
common stock	02/15/2018		F		5,665	D	$25.9575	314,244	D

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction 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 (Month/Day/Year)		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: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Phantom Stock Unit	⁽²⁾	02/14/2018		A		19,265		⁽²⁾	⁽²⁾	common stock	19,265	$0	19,265	D
Restricted Stock Unit	⁽³⁾	02/14/2018		A		57,795		⁽³⁾	⁽³⁾	common stock	57,795	$0	57,795	D
Phantom Stock Unit	$0⁽⁴⁾	02/15/2018		M			7,197	08/15/2015	02/15/2018	common stock	7,197	$0	0	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. The shares subject to this award will vest in four equal installments on August 15, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and February 15, 2021.

2. Cash-settled Phantom Stock Units vest in four equal installments on August 15, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and February 15, 2021. Each share of Phantom Stock is the economic equivalent of one share of Company common stock.

3. The shares subject to this award have the possibility of vesting following the end of the applicable performance period, but will only vest if and to the extent certain total shareholder return and other criteria are met.

4. Each cash-settled restricted stock unit subject to this award is the economic equivalent of one share of the issuer's common stock and may be settled solely in cash.

5. These transactions reflect the conversion of cash-settled restricted stock units into cash (i.e., the deemed acquisition and simultaneous disposition of the underlying shares of stock).

	/s/ Timothy D. Yang as attorney-in-fact for Gary D. Packer	02/16/2018
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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