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UNITED STATES

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Shareholder Meeting to Be Held on May 15, 2012

 

         

 

Meeting Information            

    
         

 

Meeting Type:  Annual Meeting

      
       QEP RESOURCES, INC.        For holders as of:  March 16, 2012      
         

 

Date:    May 15, 2012         Time: 8:00 AM  MDT

      
         

 

Location:   QEP RESOURCES

    
         

  1050 17TH Street 7th Floor

    
      

  Denver CO 80265

 

 

    
           

  QEP RESOURCES, INC.

  1050 17TH STREET SUITE 500

  DENVER, C80265

    

 

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  Voting items  
 

The Board of Directors recommends you vote

FOR the following:

1.    Election of Directors

          Nominees
  01    Phillips S. Baker        02    Charles B. Stanley
  The Board of Directors recommends you vote FOR proposals 2, 3 and 4.
  2    To approve, by non-binding vote, the Company’s executive compensation program.
  3    Approve the material terms of the QEP Resources Cash Incentive Plan.
  4    To ratify the appointment of Pricewaterhouse Coopers LLP for fiscal year 2012.
  The Board of Directors does not have a recommendation on the following proposal:
  5    If presented, to approve by non-binding vote, a shareholder proposal to declassify the Board of Directors.

 

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