X0205 3 2012-05-07 0 0000912750 NEWFIELD EXPLORATION CO /DE/ NFX 0001346160 Campbell Stephen C 4 WATERWAY SQUARE PLACE, SUITE 100 THE WOODLANDS TX 77380 false true false false Vice President-Investor Rel. common stock 20394 D common stock 602 I By 401K employee stock option - right to buy 48.45 2009-02-07 2018-02-07 common stock 8000 D Restricted Stock Award 0 2011-02-04 2014-02-04 common stock 4800 D Restricted Stock Unit 0 2013-04-15 2020-02-04 common stock 4400 D Restricted Stock Unit 0 2011-02-04 2013-02-04 common stock 2400 D Restricted Stock Unit 0 2012-02-11 2014-02-11 common stock 4200 D Restricted Stock Unit 0 2014-04-15 2021-02-11 common stock 3900 D Restricted Stock Unit 0 2015-04-15 2022-02-10 common stock 6200 D Restricted Stock Unit 0 2012-08-15 2015-08-15 common stock 9900 D Includes 2,242 shares of common stock acquired by the reporting person pursuant to the Companys Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Options were granted on February 7, 2008 under the Companys 2000 Omnibus Stock Plan and become exercisable in 20% increments on the first, second, third, fourth and fifth anniversary dates of the grant. Restricted Stock Awards were granted on February 4, 2009 under the Companys 2004 Omnibus Stock Plan and vest in 33% increments on the second (already vested), third and fourth anniversary dates of the grant. Restricted Stock Units were granted on February 4, 2010 under the Companys 2009 Omnibus Stock Plan and have the potential to vest beginning on April 15, 2013 based on certain performance criteria. Restricted Stock Units were granted on February 4, 2010 under the Companys 2009 Omnibus Stock Plan and vest in 33% increments on the first (already vested), second (already vested) and third anniversary dates of the grant. Restricted Stock Units were granted on February 4, 2011 under the Companys 2009 Omnibus Stock Plan and vest in 33% increments on the first (already vested), second and third anniversary dates of the grant. Restricted Stock Units were granted on February 11, 2011 under the Companys 2009 Omnibus Stock Plan and have the potential to vest beginning on April 15, 2014 based on certain performance criteria. Restricted Stock Units were granted on February 10, 2012 under the Companys 2011 Omnibus Stock Plan and have the potential to vest beginning on April 15, 2015 based on certain performance criteria. Restricted Stock Units were granted on February 10, 2012 under the Companys 2011 Omnibus Stock Plan and vest in 25% increments on August 15, 2012, 2013, 2014 and 2015. /S/ Melissa L. Mong as attorney-in-fact for Stephen C. Campbell 2012-05-17