<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001520006-17-000061.txt : 20170217
<SEC-HEADER>0001520006-17-000061.hdr.sgml : 20170217
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20170217212412
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001520006-17-000061
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20170216
FILED AS OF DATE:		20170217
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20170217

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Matador Resources Co
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001520006
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	CRUDE PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS [1311]
		IRS NUMBER:				274662601
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			TX
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5400 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
		BUSINESS PHONE:		9723715200

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5400 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	Matador Holdco, Inc.
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	20110505

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Macalik Robert T
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001647280

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35410
		FILM NUMBER:		17623163

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		5400 LBJ FREEWAY
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1500
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75240
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    <periodOfReport>2017-02-16</periodOfReport>

    <notSubjectToSection16>0</notSubjectToSection16>

    <issuer>
        <issuerCik>0001520006</issuerCik>
        <issuerName>Matador Resources Co</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>MTDR</issuerTradingSymbol>
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    <reportingOwner>
        <reportingOwnerId>
            <rptOwnerCik>0001647280</rptOwnerCik>
            <rptOwnerName>Macalik Robert T</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>5400 LBJ FREEWAY</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2>SUITE 1500</rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>DALLAS</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>TX</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>75240</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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        <reportingOwnerRelationship>
            <isDirector>0</isDirector>
            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>VP, Chief Accounting Officer</officerTitle>
            <otherText></otherText>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
    </reportingOwner>

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        <nonDerivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Common Stock</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-02-16</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
            </transactionCoding>
            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>5585</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F1"/>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <postTransactionAmounts>
                <sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction>
                    <value>24504</value>
                    <footnoteId id="F2"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F3"/>
                    <footnoteId id="F4"/>
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            <ownershipNature>
                <directOrIndirectOwnership>
                    <value>D</value>
                </directOrIndirectOwnership>
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        </nonDerivativeTransaction>
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    <derivativeTable>
        <derivativeTransaction>
            <securityTitle>
                <value>Employee Stock Option</value>
            </securityTitle>
            <conversionOrExercisePrice>
                <value>26.86</value>
            </conversionOrExercisePrice>
            <transactionDate>
                <value>2017-02-16</value>
            </transactionDate>
            <transactionCoding>
                <transactionFormType>4</transactionFormType>
                <transactionCode>A</transactionCode>
                <equitySwapInvolved>0</equitySwapInvolved>
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            <transactionAmounts>
                <transactionShares>
                    <value>14394</value>
                </transactionShares>
                <transactionPricePerShare>
                    <value>0</value>
                </transactionPricePerShare>
                <transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
                    <value>A</value>
                </transactionAcquiredDisposedCode>
            </transactionAmounts>
            <exerciseDate>
                <footnoteId id="F5"/>
            </exerciseDate>
            <expirationDate>
                <value>2023-02-15</value>
            </expirationDate>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on February 16, 2017 that vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Includes 6,250 shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on August 22, 2016 that vest on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Includes 5,669 shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on July 18, 2016 that vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Includes 7,000 shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on July 6, 2015 that vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">The employee stock options vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Robert T. Macalik, by Kyle A. Ellis as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2017-02-17</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
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