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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person * Doleshek Richard J   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol QEP RESOURCES, INC. [QEP] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) EVP, CFO & TR (Last) (First) (Middle) C/O QEP RESOUCES, INC., 1050 17TH STREET, SUITE 500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 07/01/2010 (Street) DENVER, CO 80265 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock, $0.01 par value (1) 07/01/2010   A   60,985 (2) A $ 0 127,695 (3) D   Common Stock, $0.01 par value               357.7456 (4) I Employee Investment Plan

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Stock Option (5)

$ 22.947

07/01/2010

J

100,000

(6)

05/07/2016

Common Stock

100,000

$ 0

100,000

D

Stock Option (5)

$ 27.549

07/01/2010

J

30,000

(7)

03/05/2017

Common Stock

30,000

$ 0

30,000

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Doleshek Richard J C/O QEP RESOUCES, INC. 1050 17TH STREET, SUITE 500 DENVER, CO 80265			EVP, CFO & TR

Signatures

/s/ Abigail L. Jones, Attorney-in-Fact		07/06/2010
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	On June 30, 2010 (the "Distribution Date"), Questar Corporation ("Questar") consummated the spin-off of its wholly owned subsidiary, QEP Resources, Inc. ("QEP"), by distributing all of the shares of QEP that it owned to Questar shareholders of record as of the close of business on June 18, 2010 (the "Record Date"). The distribution was made to the Questar shareholders on a pro rata basis by means of a share dividend pursuant to which each shareholder received 1 share of QEP common stock for every 1 share of Questar common stock held by such shareholder. Each holder as of the Record Date of Questar restricted stock that remained outstanding immediately prior to the Distribution Date also participated in the dividend, and received 1 share of QEP restricted stock for every 1 share of Questar restricted stock held by such holder.
(2)	Includes 20,471 shares of restricted stock granted upon consummation of the spin-off, and 40,514 shares of restricted stock granted as a result of the conversion of certain cash awards granted to the reporting person under the Questar Long-Term Cash Incentive Plan to shares of QEP restricted stock in accordance with that certain Employee Matters Agreement dated June 14, 2010 between Questar and QEP (the "Employee Matters Agreement").
(3)	Includes 11,710 shares of common stock and 55,000 shares of restricted stock acquired as a result of the share dividend described in footnote (1) above.
(4)	Acquired as a result of the share dividend described in footnote (1) above.
(5)	These options were originally granted to the reporting person by Questar. In connection with the spin-off, these options were split into options to acquire Questar common stock and QEP common stock in accordance with the Employee Matters Agreement.
(6)	The option vests on May 7, 2012, subject to accelerated vesting upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the award agreement.
(7)	The option vests in three annual installments beginning on March 5, 2011, subject to accelerated vesting upon the occurrence of certain events as set forth in the award agreement.

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