X0306 4 2013-02-03 0000750199 EPL OIL & GAS, INC. EPL 0001468952 Thom Tiffany J C/O EPL OIL & GAS, INC. 201 ST. CHARLES AVENUE, STE 3400 NEW ORLEANS LA 70170 1 Senior Vice President & CFO Common Stock 2013-02-03 4 F 0 1029 24.82 D 28307 D Common Stock 2013-02-04 4 A 0 7082 A 35389 D Common Stock 290 I 401 (k) Plan Pursuant to the Reporting Person's Rule 10b5-1 plan, the Issuer withheld shares of Common Stock from the Reporting Person to pay the withholding tax obligations related to the lapse of transfer and forfeiture restrictions on restricted shares of Common Stock held by the Reporting Person. Shares of restricted stock granted on February 4, 2013 under the Issuer's 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan, as amended. The restricted shares are subject to customary transfer restrictions and risk of forfeiture provisions, which lapse in one-third increments on the first three anniversaries of the Date of Grant. Consistent with the provisions of the Issuer's 2009 Long Term Incentive Plan, the grantee did not pay any consideration to the Issuer for the restricted shares that were granted. By way of reference, the closing price per share of the Issuer's common stock on the New York Stock Exchange on February 4, 2013 was $24.71. David Cedro, Attorney in Fact 2013-02-05