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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549
 
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FORM 8-K
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CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)
of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) February 19, 2019
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Matador Resources Company
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Texas
 
001-35410
 
27-4662601
(State or other jurisdiction
of incorporation)
 
(Commission
File Number)
 
(IRS Employer
Identification No.)
 
 
 
 
5400 LBJ Freeway, Suite 1500, Dallas, Texas
 
75240
(Address of principal executive offices)
 
(Zip Code)
Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 371-5200
Not Applicable
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  o

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Item 8.01
Other Events.
On February 19, 2019, Joseph Wm. Foran, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Matador Resources Company (the “Company”), exercised a nonqualified employee stock option to purchase with cash 200,000 shares of the Company’s common stock (the “Options”) that had been granted to Mr. Foran on February 19, 2016 (the “Exercise”). The Options vested 100% on February 19, 2019 and had an exercise price of $15.00. As a result of the Exercise, Mr. Foran paid $3,000,000 in cash to the Company to add to its treasury. Mr. Foran has informed the Company that he intends to cover the resulting tax liability of approximately $300,000 with cash instead of forfeiting any shares of common stock in satisfaction of such obligation.
Further information with respect to the Exercise is available on the Form 4 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission by Mr. Foran on February 19, 2019 (the “Form 4”). As described on the Form 4, following the Exercise, Mr. Foran gifted a substantial portion of the resulting shares of common stock of the Company to the Foran 2012 Savings Trust and the Foran 2012 Security Trust, marital trusts established by Mr. Foran and his spouse (the “Trusts”). The trustees and beneficiaries of the Trusts are all members of Mr. Foran’s immediate family.


 






SIGNATURE
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY
 
 
 
 
Date: February 19, 2019
 
 
 
By:
 
/s/ Craig N. Adams
 
 
 
 
Name:
 
Craig N. Adams
 
 
 
 
Title:
 
Executive Vice President