Sec Form 4 Filing - BEAL STEVEN L @ CONCHO RESOURCES INC - 2021-01-15

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b).

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP 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 BEAL STEVEN L 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol CONCHO RESOURCES INC [ CXO] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) X __ Director _____ 10% Owner _____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) (Last) (First) (Middle) ONE CONCHO CENTER, 600 W. ILLINOIS AVENUE 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (MM/DD/YY) 01/15/2021 (Street) MIDLAND, TX79701 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 01/15/2021 D 66,666 D $ 0 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 0 I See Footnote ( 3 ) Common Stock 01/15/2021 D 53,770 D $ 0 ( 1 ) ( 2 ) 0 D

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 (MM/DD/YY) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (MM/DD/YY) 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 (MM/DD/YY) 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

Reporting Owners Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships Director 10% Owner Officer Other BEAL STEVEN L ONE CONCHO CENTER 600 W. ILLINOIS AVENUE MIDLAND, TX79701 X Signatures /s/ Travis L. Counts, as attorney-in-fact 01/20/2021 Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

( 1 )On January 15, 2021, pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger dated as of October 18, 2020 (the "Merger Agreement"), by and among Concho Resources Inc. ("Concho"), Falcon Merger Sub Corp. ("Merger Sub") and ConocoPhillips ("ConocoPhillips"), Merger Sub merged with and into Concho (the "Merger"), with Concho surviving the Merger as a wholly-owned subsidiary of ConocoPhillips. ( 2 )Pursuant to the Merger Agreement, each share of Concho common stock issued and outstanding immediately prior to the effective time of the Merger (including each outstanding Concho restricted share held by the Reporting Person which vested per its terms upon the effective time of the Merger) was converted into the right to receive 1.46 shares of ConocoPhillips common stock. On January 14, 2021 (the day prior to the Merger), the closing price of one share of ConocoPhillips common stock was $47.87. ( 3 )These securities are owned directly by a partnership, of which the reporting person is the manager of its general partner.

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