X0306 4 2018-02-14 false 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 374 I By 401K common stock 2018-02-14 4 A false 4298 0 A 73863 D common stock 2018-02-15 4 M false 2412 0 A 76275 D common stock 2018-02-15 4 D false 2412 25.9575 D 73863 D common stock 2018-02-15 4 F false 950 25.9575 D 72913 D Phantom Stock Unit 2018-02-14 4 A false 4298 0 A common stock 4298 4298 D Restricted Stock Unit 2018-02-14 4 A false 12893 0 A common stock 12893 12893 D Phantom Stock Unit 0 2018-02-15 4 M false 2412 0 D 2015-08-15 2018-02-15 common stock 2412 0 D The amount of securities beneficially owned following reported transactions (column 5) includes139 shares of common stock acquired by the reporting person on December 31, 2017 pursuant to the Newfield Exploration Company Employee Stock Purchase Plan. The shares subject to this award will vest in four equal installments on August 15, 2018, 2019 and 2020 and February 15, 2021. 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. 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. 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. 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 Stephen C. Campbell 2018-02-16