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Securities and Exchange Commission on June&nbsp;5, 2015 </font></b></p>

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No.&nbsp;333-&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;
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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:16.0pt;">SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:16.0pt;">WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549 </font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:4.5pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">FORM S-8 </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">REGISTRATION STATEMENT </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">UNDER </font></i></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><i><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933 </font></i></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter) </font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:9.0pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">One Concho Center<br>
600 West Illinois Avenue </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">Midland, Texas 79701 </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">(Address of principal executive offices, including zip
code) </font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:4.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">Concho Resources Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">(Full title of the plan) </font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">Vice President and
General Counsel </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">One Concho Center<br>
600 West Illinois Avenue </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">Midland, Texas 79701 </font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">(Name and address of agent for service) </font></b></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">(Telephone number, including area code, of agent for
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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 &#8220;large accelerated filer,&#8221; &#8220;accelerated filer&#8221; and &#8220;smaller
reporting company&#8221; in Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
&#8220;Exchange Act&#8221;): </font></p>

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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Proposed Maximum<br>
  Offering Price Per<br>
  Share(2)</font></b></p>
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  Aggregate Offering<br>
  Price(2)</font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Amount of<br>
  Registration Fee</font></b></p>
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  <p style="margin-left:12.0pt;margin-right:0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:-12.0pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:8.0pt;">Common Stock, $0.001 par value................... </font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:8.0pt;">3,000,000</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$118.55</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$355,650,000</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:8.0pt;">$41,327</font></p>
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<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:4.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">(1)&#160;&#160; Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the &#8220;Securities Act&#8221;), the number of shares of common stock registered
hereby pursuant to the Concho Resources Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the
&#8220;Plan&#8221;) is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution resulting from stock
splits, stock dividends or any other similar transaction. </font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">(2)&#160;&#160; Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities
Act. The maximum offering price per share and the maximum aggregate offering
price are based on $118.55, which was the average of the high and low sales
prices of the registrant&#8217;s common shares on the New York Stock Exchange on
June&nbsp;4, 2015. </font></p>

<p style="margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.25in;margin-right:0in;margin-top:0in;text-align:justify;text-indent:-.25in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:8.0pt;">(3)&#160;&#160; This registration statement registers an
additional 3,000,000 shares issuable under the Plan (as defined herein).&#160; We
previously registered 5,617,784 shares issuable under the Plan under a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-145791) and an additional
1,650,000 shares issuable under the Plan under a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (File No. 333-182046).</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:.5in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Concho Resources Inc. (the &#8220;Registrant&#8221;) is filing
this registration statement on Form S-8 (this &#8220;Registration Statement&#8221;)
pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 to register the offer and sale of
additional common stock that may be issued under the Concho Resources Inc. 2015
Stock Incentive Plan (the &#8220;Plan&#8221;) as a result of the adoption of an amendment
and restatement of the Concho Resources Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, which
increased the amount of common stock available under the Plan by 3,000,000
shares. Except as otherwise set forth below, the contents of the registration
statements on Form S-8 (File No.&nbsp;333-182046 and File No. 333-145791)
relating to the Plan, which were filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the &#8220;Commission&#8221;) on June 11, 2012 and August&nbsp;30, 2007,
respectively, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement as
permitted by General Instruction E of Form S-8.</font></p>


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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">PART
I</font></b></p>

<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS </font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:9.0pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The documents containing the information specified in
Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to the Plan&#8217;s participants as
specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act. </font></p>

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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT </font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:13.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item&nbsp;3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference. </font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:4.5pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">The Registrant is registering additional securities
under the Plan covered hereby for which registration statements on Form S-8
bearing Registration Nos.&nbsp;333-182046 and 333-145791 are currently
effective. Therefore, pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the
Registrant elects to incorporate by reference the contents of such registration
statements which constitute information required in this Registration
Statement. </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:13.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Item&nbsp;8. Exhibits. </font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:4.5pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Unless otherwise indicated below as being
incorporated by reference to another filing of the Registrant with the
Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith: </font></p>

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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.1in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion
  of Vinson &amp; Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the shares being
  registered.</font></p>
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  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.1in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Concho
  Resources Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to
  Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
  June&nbsp;5, 2015).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.1in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Grant Thornton LLP.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.1in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Netherland, Sewell &amp; Associates, Inc.</font></p>
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  of Cawley, Gillespie &amp; Associates, Inc.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.1in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Vinson &amp; Elkins L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:.1in;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power
  of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).</font></p>
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<p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">SIGNATURES</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:9.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, Concho Resources 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 Midland, in the
State of Texas on June&nbsp;5, 2015. </font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:4.0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-indent:.5in;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">CONCHO RESOURCES INC.</font></b></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:4.5in;page-break-after:avoid;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">(Registrant)</font></p>

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<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:4.5in;page-break-after:avoid;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">By: </font><u><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Timothy A. Leach&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160;&#160; </font></u></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:4.5in;page-break-after:avoid;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Timothy A. Leach</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:4.5in;page-break-after:avoid;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief
Executive Officer and President</font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:9.0pt;text-align:justify;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Each person whose signature appears below appoints
Timothy A. Leach and Darin G. Holderness, and each of them, any of whom may act
without the joinder of the other, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement
and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this
offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof. </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:9.0pt;text-indent:24.5pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:10.0pt;">Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
and Rule 478 thereunder, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated. </font></p>

<p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;page-break-after:avoid;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" lang=EN-US style="font-size:5.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>

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   <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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   <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:7.5pt;">Title</font></b></p>
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   <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:7.5pt;">Date</font></b></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Timothy A. Leach</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Timothy A. Leach</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.75pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief <br>
  Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive <br>
  Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=18% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.75pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;5,
  2015</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Darin G. Holderness</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Darin G. Holderness</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and <br>
  Treasurer<br>
  (Principal Financial Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=18% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.75pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;5,
  2015</font></p>
  </td>
 <td width=1% style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
 </tr>
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 <td width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=18% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=1% style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
  <td valign=top width=34% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Brenda R. Schroer</font></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </div>

  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Brenda R. Schroer</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer <br>
  (Principal Accounting Officer)</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=bottom width=18% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.75pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;5,
  2015</font></p>
  </td>
 <td width=1% style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
  <td width=34% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=18% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=1% style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:18.9pt;">
  <td valign=top width=34% style="height:18.9pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Steven L. Beal</font></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </div>

  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Steven L. Beal</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=47% style="height:18.9pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=top width=18% style="height:18.9pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.75pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;5,
  2015</font></p>
  </td>
 <td width=1% style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:6.5pt;">
  <td width=34% style="height:6.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=47% style="height:6.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=18% style="height:6.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=1% style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
  <td valign=top width=34% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Tucker S. Bridwell</font></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </div>

  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Tucker S. Bridwell</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=top width=18% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.75pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;5,
  2015</font></p>
  </td>
 <td width=1% style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
  <td width=34% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=18% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=1% style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
  <td valign=top width=34% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ William H. Easter III</font></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </div>

  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">William H. Easter III</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=top width=18% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.75pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;5,
  2015</font></p>
  </td>
 <td width=1% style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
  <td width=34% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=18% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=1% style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
  <td valign=top width=34% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Gary A. Merriman</font></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </div>

  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Gary A. Merriman</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 <td nowrap valign=top width=18% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.75pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;5,
  2015</font></p>
  </td>
 <td width=1% style="border:none;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;"><p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:12.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p></td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
  <td width=34% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 <td colspan=2 width=19% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">&nbsp;</td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
  <td valign=top width=34% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Ray M. Poage</font></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </div>

  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Ray M. Poage</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap valign=top width=19% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.85pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;5,
  2015</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:6.5pt;">
  <td valign=top width=34% style="height:6.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=47% style="height:6.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap valign=top width=19% style="height:6.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.85pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
  <td valign=top width=34% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ Mark B. Puckett</font></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </div>

  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Mark B. Puckett</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap valign=top width=19% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.85pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;5,
  2015</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:6.5pt;">
  <td valign=top width=34% style="height:6.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=47% style="height:6.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap valign=top width=19% style="height:6.5pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.85pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
  <td valign=top width=34% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">/s/ John P. Surma</font></p>
<div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
  </div>

  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">John P. Surma</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=47% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Director</font></p>
  </td>
 <td colspan=2 nowrap valign=top width=19% style="height:9.35pt;padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:5.85pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">June&nbsp;5,
  2015</font></p>
  </td>
 </tr>
<tr style="height:9.35pt;">
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   No.</font></b></p>
   <div style="border:none;border-top:solid windowtext 1.0pt;margin-left:0pt;margin-right:17.1pt;padding:1.0pt 0in 0in 0in;">
   <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:1.0pt;padding:0in;page-break-after:avoid;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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   <p align=center style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;text-align:center;"><b><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:7.5pt;">Exhibit Title</font></b></p>
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   <p align=center style="border:none;margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-top:1.0pt;padding:0in;text-align:center;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:4.0pt;line-height:1.0pt;">&nbsp;</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">5.1*</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=90% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:6.3pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Opinion
  of Vinson &amp; Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the shares being
  registered.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">10.1</font></p>
  </td>
 <td valign=top width=90% style="padding:0in 0in 0in 0in;">
  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:6.3pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Concho
  Resources Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to
  Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant&#8217;s Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 5,
  2015).</font></p>
  </td>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.1*</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:6.3pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Grant Thornton LLP.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.2*</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:6.3pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Netherland, Sewell &amp; Associates, Inc.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.3*</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:6.3pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Cawley, Gillespie &amp; Associates, Inc.</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:0in;text-align:justify;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">23.4*</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:6.3pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Consent
  of Vinson &amp; Elkins L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).</font></p>
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  <p style="margin:0in;margin-bottom:.0001pt;margin-left:6.3pt;"><font face="Times New Roman,serif" style="font-size:10.0pt;">Power
  of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).</font></p>
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As Filed with the
Securities and Exchange Commission on June 5, 2015
Registration
No. 333-
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM S-8
REGISTRATION STATEMENT
UNDER
THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933
Concho Resources Inc.
(Exact name of
registrant as specified in its charter)
Delaware
76-0818600
(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation
  or organization)
(I.R.S. Employer
Identification
  No.)
One Concho Center
600 West Illinois Avenue
Midland, Texas 79701
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip
code)
Concho Resources Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan
(Full title of the plan)
Travis L. Counts
Vice President and
General Counsel
One Concho Center
600 West Illinois Avenue
Midland, Texas 79701
(Name and address of agent for service)
(432) 683-7443
(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 Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the
"Exchange Act"):
Large accelerated filer
☒
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)(3)
Proposed Maximum
Offering Price Per
Share(2)
Proposed Maximum
Aggregate Offering
Price(2)
Amount of
Registration Fee
Common Stock, $0.001 par value...................
3,000,000
$118.55
$355,650,000
$41,327
(1)   Pursuant to Rule 416(a) under the Securities Act
of 1933 (the "Securities Act"), the number of shares of common stock registered
hereby pursuant to the Concho Resources Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (the
"Plan") is subject to adjustment to prevent dilution resulting from stock
splits, stock dividends or any other similar transaction.
(2)   Estimated solely for purposes of calculating the
registration fee pursuant to Rule 457(c) and Rule 457(h) under the Securities
Act. The maximum offering price per share and the maximum aggregate offering
price are based on $118.55, which was the average of the high and low sales
prices of the registrant's common shares on the New York Stock Exchange on
June 4, 2015.
(3)   This registration statement registers an
additional 3,000,000 shares issuable under the Plan (as defined herein).  We
previously registered 5,617,784 shares issuable under the Plan under a
Registration Statement on Form S-8 (File No. 333-145791) and an additional
1,650,000 shares issuable under the Plan under a Registration Statement on Form
S-8 (File No. 333-182046).
EXPLANATORY
NOTE
Concho Resources Inc. (the "Registrant") is filing
this registration statement on Form S-8 (this "Registration Statement")
pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8 to register the offer and sale of
additional common stock that may be issued under the Concho Resources Inc. 2015
Stock Incentive Plan (the "Plan") as a result of the adoption of an amendment
and restatement of the Concho Resources Inc. 2006 Stock Incentive Plan, which
increased the amount of common stock available under the Plan by 3,000,000
shares. Except as otherwise set forth below, the contents of the registration
statements on Form S-8 (File No. 333-182046 and File No. 333-145791)
relating to the Plan, which were filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission (the "Commission") on June 11, 2012 and August 30, 2007,
respectively, are incorporated by reference into this Registration Statement as
permitted by General Instruction E of Form S-8.
PART
I
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE SECTION 10(a) PROSPECTUS
The documents containing the information specified in
Part I of Form S-8 will be sent or given to the Plan's participants as
specified by Rule 428(b)(1) under the Securities Act.
PART II
INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT
Item 3. Incorporation of Documents By Reference.
The Registrant is registering additional securities
under the Plan covered hereby for which registration statements on Form S-8
bearing Registration Nos. 333-182046 and 333-145791 are currently
effective. Therefore, pursuant to General Instruction E of Form S-8, the
Registrant elects to incorporate by reference the contents of such registration
statements which constitute information required in this Registration
Statement.
Item 8. Exhibits.
Unless otherwise indicated below as being
incorporated by reference to another filing of the Registrant with the
Commission, each of the following exhibits is filed herewith:
5.1*
Opinion
  of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the shares being
  registered.
10.1
Concho
  Resources Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to
  Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on
  June 5, 2015).
23.1*
Consent
  of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.2*
Consent
  of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
23.3*
Consent
  of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.
23.4*
Consent
  of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24.1*
Power
  of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
*              Filed herewith.
SIGNATURES
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of
1933, as amended, Concho Resources 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 Midland, in the
State of Texas on June 5, 2015.
CONCHO RESOURCES INC.
(Registrant)
By:
/s/ Timothy A. Leach
Timothy A. Leach
Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief
Executive Officer and President
Each person whose signature appears below appoints
Timothy A. Leach and Darin G. Holderness, and each of them, any of whom may act
without the joinder of the other, as his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and
agents, with full power of substitution and resubstitution, for him and in his
name, place and stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all
amendments (including post-effective amendments) to this Registration Statement
and any Registration Statement (including any amendment thereto) for this
offering that is to be effective upon filing pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the
Securities Act of 1933, as amended, and to file the same, with all exhibits
thereto, and all other documents in connection therewith, with the Commission,
granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and agents full power and authority to do
and perform each and every act and thing requisite and necessary to be done, as
fully to all intents and purposes as he might or would do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents or any of
them or their or his substitute or substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be
done by virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act,
and Rule 478 thereunder, this Registration Statement has been signed by the
following persons in the capacities and on the date indicated.
Name
Title
Date
/s/ Timothy A. Leach
Timothy A. Leach
Director, Chairman of the Board of Directors, Chief
Executive Officer and President (Principal Executive
Officer)
June 5,
  2015
/s/ Darin G. Holderness
Darin G. Holderness
Senior Vice President, Chief Financial Officer and
Treasurer
(Principal Financial Officer)
June 5,
  2015
/s/ Brenda R. Schroer
Brenda R. Schroer
Vice President and Chief Accounting Officer
(Principal Accounting Officer)
June 5,
  2015
/s/ Steven L. Beal
Steven L. Beal
Director
June 5,
  2015
/s/ Tucker S. Bridwell
Tucker S. Bridwell
Director
June 5,
  2015
/s/ William H. Easter III
William H. Easter III
Director
June 5,
  2015
/s/ Gary A. Merriman
Gary A. Merriman
Director
June 5,
  2015
/s/ Ray M. Poage
Ray M. Poage
Director
June 5,
  2015
/s/ Mark B. Puckett
Mark B. Puckett
Director
June 5,
  2015
/s/ John P. Surma
John P. Surma
Director
June 5,
  2015
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit
No.
Exhibit Title
5.1*
Opinion
  of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. as to the legality of the shares being
  registered.
10.1
Concho
  Resources Inc. 2015 Stock Incentive Plan (incorporated herein by reference to
  Exhibit 10.1 to the Registrant's Current Report on Form 8-K filed on June 5,
  2015).
23.1*
Consent
  of Grant Thornton LLP.
23.2*
Consent
  of Netherland, Sewell & Associates, Inc.
23.3*
Consent
  of Cawley, Gillespie & Associates, Inc.
23.4*
Consent
  of Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. (contained in Exhibit 5.1 hereto).
24.1*
Power
  of Attorney (included on the signature page of this Registration Statement).
*         Filed herewith.