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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="right"><B>Registration No.&nbsp;333&nbsp;<U>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</U> </B></P>
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<P STYLE="line-height:3.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1px solid #000000">&nbsp;</P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>UNITED STATES </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Washington D.C. 20549 </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>FORM S-8
</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:18pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>REGISTRATION STATEMENT </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>UNDER </I></B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:12pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B><I>THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </I></B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center> <P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:24pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WPX Energy, Inc. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Delaware</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(State or other jurisdiction of</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>incorporation or organization)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(I.R.S. Employer</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Identification No.)</B></P></TD></TR>
</TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Williams Center </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices) </B></P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan, as amended </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Full title of the plan) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Stephen E.
Brilz, Esq. </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>WPX Energy, Inc. </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>One Williams Center </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172 </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(855) 979-2012 </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>(Name,
address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service) </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P><center>
<P STYLE="line-height:6.0pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:2pt;border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000;width:21%">&nbsp;</P></center> <P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of &#147;large accelerated filer,&#148; &#147;accelerated filer&#148; and &#147;smaller reporting
company&#148; in Rule&nbsp;12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one): </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">Large&nbsp;accelerated&nbsp;filer</TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>to be registered</B></P></TD>
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(1)</B></P></TD>
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price</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>per share&nbsp;(2)</B></P></TD>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>maximum</B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>aggregate</B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>offering price&nbsp;(2)</B></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000"> <P STYLE="margin-left:1.00em; text-indent:-1.00em; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share</P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$13.31</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center" STYLE="BORDER-TOP:1px solid #000000">$133,100,000</TD>
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(1)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Securities Act</I></B>&#148;), this Registration Statement on Form S-8 also covers any additional shares of WPX Energy, Inc. Common
Stock in respect of the securities identified in the above table as a result of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction. The securities to be registered include options and rights to acquire Common Stock.
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. This registration fee has been calculated pursuant to Rule&nbsp;457(c) and 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act based upon the average of the high and low
prices of WPX Energy, Inc. Common Stock on May&nbsp;15, 2015, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:10pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:8%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">This registration statement on Form S-8 is filed by WPX Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the &#147;<B><I>Company</I></B>&#148;), to
register an additional 10,000,000 shares of the Company&#146;s common stock for issuance under the WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan, as amended effective May&nbsp;21, 2015 (the &#147;<B><I>Plan</I></B>&#148;). Accordingly, pursuant to General
Instruction E to Form S-8, the Company incorporates by reference the contents of such registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No.&nbsp;333-188767), except as otherwise updated or modified by this registration statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>PART II </B></P> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </B></P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="margin-top:6pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">The following documents, which have
heretofore been filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission (&#147;<B><I>SEC</I></B>&#148;) pursuant to the Securities Act and pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the &#147;<B><I>Exchange
Act</I></B>&#148;), are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The Company&#146;s Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February&nbsp;26, 2015. </TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:6pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section&nbsp;13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Company&#146;s Form 10-K referred to in (a)&nbsp;above.
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<TD WIDTH="4%" VALIGN="top" ALIGN="left">(c)</TD>
<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top">The description of capital stock provided under the heading &#147;Description of Capital Stock&#148; in the information statement attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company&#146;s Registration Statement on Form 10-12B
(Registration No.&nbsp;001-35322) initially filed with the SEC on October&nbsp;19, 2011, together with any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating such description; and </TD></TR></TABLE>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless specifically stated to the contrary, none of the information that the Company discloses under Items
2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K that it may from time to time furnish to the SEC will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this Registration Statement. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:13%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Any statement, including financial statements, contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement. </P>
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<TD ALIGN="left" VALIGN="top"><B>Exhibits. </B></TD></TR></TABLE> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on January 6,
2012).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on January 6, 2012).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322)
filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on April&nbsp;5, 2013).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amendment No. 1 to the WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;31,
2015).</TD></TR></TABLE>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture, dated as of November&nbsp;14, 2011, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to The Williams Companies, Inc.&#146;s Current
report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-04174) filed with the SEC on November&nbsp;15, 2011).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2014, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2014, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Stephen E. Brilz, Esq., Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the Company.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Petroleum Engineers and Geologists, Netherland, Sewell &amp; Associates, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD></TR>
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<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, WPX Energy, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on May&nbsp;21, 2015. </P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"><B>WPX ENERGY, INC.</B></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">By:</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">/s/ Richard E. Muncrief</P></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Name:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Richard E. Muncrief</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Title:</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">President and Chief Executive Officer</TD></TR>
</TABLE></DIV> <P STYLE="margin-top:24pt; margin-bottom:0pt; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center"><B>POWER OF ATTORNEY </B></P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">We, the undersigned officers and directors of WPX Energy, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Richard E. Muncrief, Dennis C. Cameron, and
Stephen E. Brilz, and each of them acting alone, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and
in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC, in connection
with this registration statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements hereto and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done or have done or caused to be done by virtue hereof. </P>
<P STYLE="margin-top:12pt; margin-bottom:0pt; text-indent:4%; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated: </P> <P STYLE="font-size:12pt;margin-top:0pt;margin-bottom:0pt">&nbsp;</P>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R<SMALL>ICHARD</SMALL> E.
M<SMALL>UNCRIEF&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Richard E. Muncrief</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">(Principal Executive Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;J. K<SMALL>EVIN</SMALL>
V<SMALL>ANN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>J. Kevin Vann</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">(Principal Financial Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;S<SMALL>TEPHEN</SMALL> L.
F<SMALL>AULKNER&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Controller</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Stephen L. Faulkner</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">(Principal Accounting Officer)</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
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C<SMALL>ARRIG&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>John A. Carrig</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;W<SMALL>ILLIAM</SMALL> R.
G<SMALL>RANBERRY&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>William R. Granberry</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;R<SMALL>OBERT</SMALL> K.
H<SMALL>ERDMAN&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Robert K. Herdman</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;K<SMALL>ELT</SMALL>
K<SMALL>INDICK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Kelt Kindick</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/s/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Karl F.
Kurz&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Karl F. Kurz</B></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Henry E. Lentz</B></TD>
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L<SMALL>ORCH&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>George A. Lorch</B></TD>
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L<SMALL>OWRIE&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Chairman of the Board</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>William G. Lowrie</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
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<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;K<SMALL>IMBERLY</SMALL> S.
L<SMALL>UBEL&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>Kimberly S. Lubel</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="16"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="16" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top"> <P STYLE="margin-top:0pt; margin-bottom:1pt; border-bottom:1px solid #000000; font-size:10pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">/<SMALL>S</SMALL>/&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;D<SMALL>AVID</SMALL> F.
W<SMALL>ORK&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;</SMALL></P></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">Director</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center">May&nbsp;21, 2015</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" ALIGN="center"><B>David F. Work</B></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom"></TD>
<TD VALIGN="top"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="bottom" NOWRAP ALIGN="center"> <P STYLE="border-bottom:1.00pt solid #000000; width:37.25pt; font-size:8pt; font-family:Times New Roman" ALIGN="center">Description</P></TD></TR>


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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit&nbsp;3.1 to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on January 6,
2012).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amended and Restated Bylaws of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on January 6, 2012).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.3</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322)
filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.4</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on April 5, 2013).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.5</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Amendment No. 1 to the WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on March&nbsp;31,
2015).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-family:Times New Roman; font-size:10pt">
<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.6</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2011, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to The Williams Companies, Inc.&#146;s Current
report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-04174) filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011).</TD></TR>
<TR STYLE="font-size:1pt">
<TD HEIGHT="8"></TD>
<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.7</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2014, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s Current Report on
Form&nbsp;8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD HEIGHT="8" COLSPAN="2"></TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;4.8</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2014, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to WPX Energy, Inc.&#146;s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014).</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>&nbsp;&nbsp;5.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Opinion of Stephen E. Brilz, Esq., Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the Company.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.1</TD>
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<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>23.2</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Consent of Independent Petroleum Engineers and Geologists, Netherland, Sewell &amp; Associates, Inc.</TD></TR>
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<TD VALIGN="top" NOWRAP>24.1</TD>
<TD VALIGN="bottom">&nbsp;&nbsp;</TD>
<TD VALIGN="top">Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).</TD></TR>
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S-8
As filed with the SEC on May 21, 2015
Registration No. 333
UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE
SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
WPX Energy, Inc.
(Exact
name of registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
45-1836028
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification No.)
One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
(Address, including zip code, of principal executive offices)
WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan, as amended
(Full title of the plan)
Stephen E.
Brilz, Esq.
WPX Energy, Inc.
One Williams Center
Tulsa, Oklahoma 74172
(855) 979-2012
(Name,
address, and telephone number, including area code, of agent for service)
Indicate by check mark whether
the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of "large accelerated filer," "accelerated filer" and "smaller reporting
company" in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act. (Check one):
Large accelerated filer
x
Accelerated filer
¨
Non-accelerated filer
¨
(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)
Smaller reporting company
¨
CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Title of securities
to be registered
Amount
to be
registered
(1)
Proposed
maximum
offering
price
per share (2)
Proposed
maximum
aggregate
offering price (2)
Amount of
registration fee
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share
10,000,000
$13.31
$133,100,000
$15,466
(1)
Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the "
Securities Act
"), this Registration Statement on Form S-8 also covers any additional shares of WPX Energy, Inc. Common
Stock in respect of the securities identified in the above table as a result of any stock dividend, stock split, recapitalization or other similar transaction. The securities to be registered include options and rights to acquire Common Stock.
(2)
Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee. This registration fee has been calculated pursuant to Rule 457(c) and 457(h)(1) of the Securities Act based upon the average of the high and low
prices of WPX Energy, Inc. Common Stock on May 15, 2015, as reported by the New York Stock Exchange.
GENERAL INSTRUCTION E INFORMATION
This registration statement on Form S-8 is filed by WPX Energy, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the "
Company
"), to
register an additional 10,000,000 shares of the Company's common stock for issuance under the WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan, as amended effective May 21, 2015 (the "
Plan
"). Accordingly, pursuant to General
Instruction E to Form S-8, the Company incorporates by reference the contents of such registration statement on Form S-8 (Registration No. 333-188767), except as otherwise updated or modified by this registration statement.
PART II
INFORMATION
REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
Item 3.
Incorporation of Certain Documents by Reference.
The following documents, which have
heretofore been filed by the Company with the Securities and Exchange Commission ("
SEC
") pursuant to the Securities Act and pursuant to the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the "
Exchange
Act
"), are incorporated by reference herein and shall be deemed to be a part hereof:
(a)
The Company's Annual Report on Form 10-K filed with the SEC on February 26, 2015.
(b)
All other reports filed by the Company pursuant to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Exchange Act since the end of the fiscal year covered by the Company's Form 10-K referred to in (a) above.
(c)
The description of capital stock provided under the heading "Description of Capital Stock" in the information statement attached as Exhibit 99.1 to the Company's Registration Statement on Form 10-12B
(Registration No. 001-35322) initially filed with the SEC on October 19, 2011, together with any amendment or report filed with the SEC for the purpose of updating such description; and
In addition, all documents subsequently filed by the Company with the SEC pursuant to Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 and 15(d) of the Exchange
Act, prior to the filing of a post-effective amendment to this Registration Statement which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or which deregisters all securities remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be incorporated by
reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof from the date of filing of such documents. Notwithstanding the foregoing, unless specifically stated to the contrary, none of the information that the Company discloses under Items
2.02 or 7.01 of any Current Report on Form 8-K that it may from time to time furnish to the SEC will be incorporated by reference into, or otherwise included in, this Registration Statement.
Any statement, including financial statements, contained in a document incorporated or deemed to be incorporated by reference herein shall be
deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or therein or in any other subsequently filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by reference herein
modifies or supersedes such statement. Any such statement so modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded, to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.
Item 8.
Exhibits.
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to WPX Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on January 6,
2012).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to WPX Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on January 6, 2012).
4.3
Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to WPX Energy, Inc.'s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322)
filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015).
4.4
WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to WPX Energy, Inc.'s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on April 5, 2013).
4.5
Amendment No. 1 to the WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to WPX Energy, Inc.'s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on March 31,
2015).
2
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.6
Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2011, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to The Williams Companies, Inc.'s Current
report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-04174) filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011).
4.7
Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2014, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to WPX Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014).
4.8
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2014, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to WPX Energy, Inc.'s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014).
5.1
Opinion of Stephen E. Brilz, Esq., Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the Company.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Independent Petroleum Engineers and Geologists, Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).
3
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, WPX Energy, Inc. certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all of
the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized, in the City of Tulsa, State of Oklahoma, on May 21, 2015.
WPX ENERGY, INC.
By:
/s/ Richard E. Muncrief
Name:
Richard E. Muncrief
Title:
President and Chief Executive Officer
POWER OF ATTORNEY
We, the undersigned officers and directors of WPX Energy, Inc., do hereby constitute and appoint Richard E. Muncrief, Dennis C. Cameron, and
Stephen E. Brilz, and each of them acting alone, our true and lawful attorneys and agents, to do any and all acts and things in our name and on our behalf in our capacities as directors and officers and to execute any and all instruments for us and
in our names in the capacities indicated below, which said attorneys and agents may deem necessary or advisable to enable said registrant to comply with the Securities Act of 1933 and any rules, regulations and requirements of the SEC, in connection
with this registration statement, including specifically, but without limitation, power and authority to sign for us or any of us in our names in the capacities indicated below, any and all amendments (including post-effective amendments) and
supplements hereto and we do hereby ratify and confirm all that said attorneys and agents shall do or cause to be done or have done or caused to be done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act, this Registration Statement has been signed below by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated:
Signature
Title
Date
/
S
/    R
ICHARD
E.
M
UNCRIEF
President, Chief Executive Officer, and Director
May 21, 2015
Richard E. Muncrief
(Principal Executive Officer)
/
S
/    J. K
EVIN
V
ANN
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer
May 21, 2015
J. Kevin Vann
(Principal Financial Officer)
/
S
/    S
TEPHEN
L.
F
AULKNER
Controller
May 21, 2015
Stephen L. Faulkner
(Principal Accounting Officer)
/
S
/    J
OHN
A.
C
ARRIG
Director
May 21, 2015
John A. Carrig
/
S
/    W
ILLIAM
R.
G
RANBERRY
Director
May 21, 2015
William R. Granberry
/
S
/    R
OBERT
K.
H
ERDMAN
Director
May 21, 2015
Robert K. Herdman
/
S
/    K
ELT
K
INDICK
Director
May 21, 2015
Kelt Kindick
/s/    Karl F.
Kurz
Director
May 21, 2015
Karl F. Kurz
/
S
/    H
ENRY
E.
L
ENTZ
Director
May 21, 2015
Henry E. Lentz
/
S
/    G
EORGE
A.
L
ORCH
Director
May 21, 2015
George A. Lorch
/
S
/    W
ILLIAM
G.
L
OWRIE
Chairman of the Board
May 21, 2015
William G. Lowrie
/
S
/    K
IMBERLY
S.
L
UBEL
Director
May 21, 2015
Kimberly S. Lubel
/
S
/    D
AVID
F.
W
ORK
Director
May 21, 2015
David F. Work
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Description
4.1
Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.1 to WPX Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on January 6,
2012).
4.2
Amended and Restated Bylaws of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Exhibit 3.2 to WPX Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on January 6, 2012).
4.3
Certificate of Amendment of Amended and Restated Certificate of Incorporation of WPX Energy, Inc. (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to WPX Energy, Inc.'s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322)
filed with the SEC on March 31, 2015).
4.4
WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix A to WPX Energy, Inc.'s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on April 5, 2013).
4.5
Amendment No. 1 to the WPX Energy, Inc. 2013 Incentive Plan (incorporated by reference to Appendix B to WPX Energy, Inc.'s definitive proxy statement on Schedule 14A (File No. 001-35322) filed with the SEC on March 31,
2015).
4.6
Indenture, dated as of November 14, 2011, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to The Williams Companies, Inc.'s Current
report on Form 8-K (File No. 001-04174) filed with the SEC on November 15, 2011).
4.7
Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2014, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.1 to WPX Energy, Inc.'s Current Report on
Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014).
4.8
First Supplemental Indenture, dated as of September 8, 2014, between WPX Energy, Inc. and The Bank of New York Mellon Trust Company, N.A., as trustee (incorporated herein by reference to Exhibit 4.2 to WPX Energy, Inc.'s
Current Report on Form 8-K filed with the SEC on September 8, 2014).
5.1
Opinion of Stephen E. Brilz, Esq., Vice President and Corporate Secretary of the Company.
23.1
Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm.
23.2
Consent of Independent Petroleum Engineers and Geologists, Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
24.1
Powers of Attorney (included on signature page).