<SEC-DOCUMENT>0001520006-20-000017.txt : 20200218
<SEC-HEADER>0001520006-20-000017.hdr.sgml : 20200218
<ACCEPTANCE-DATETIME>20200218210408
ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001520006-20-000017
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20200213
FILED AS OF DATE:		20200218
DATE AS OF CHANGE:		20200218

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			Hairford Matthew V
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001540474

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-35410
		FILM NUMBER:		20627267

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

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
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                    <value>Represents shares held of record by the reporting person's Individual Retirement Account.</value>
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        <footnote id="F1">Represents shares withheld by the Issuer in connection with the reporting person's net share settlement to satisfy tax liability based upon the vesting of 12,106 shares of restricted stock that were granted to the reporting person on February 15, 2017. No shares were sold by the reporting person to satisfy this tax liability.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Represents shares withheld by the Issuer in connection with the reporting person's net share settlement to satisfy tax liability based upon the vesting of 15,723 shares of restricted stock that were granted to the reporting person on February 16, 2018. No shares were sold by the reporting person to satisfy this tax liability.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Includes 15,723 shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on February 16, 2018 that vest on the third anniversary of the date of grant.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">The reporting person states that neither the filing of this statement nor anything herein shall be deemed an admission that such person is, for purposes of Section 16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise, the beneficial owner of these shares. The reporting person disclaims beneficial ownership of these shares, except to the extent of his pecuniary interest therein.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Represents shares held of record by the Hairford Family Trust for which both the reporting person and his spouse are trustees.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's common stock.  As required by the terms of the award, upon the February 13, 2020 partial vesting of such award, the reporting person settled the phantom units for cash at a rate of $13.01 per unit based upon the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on such date.  No shares of common stock were issued to nor sold by the reporting person pursuant to this transaction.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">The phantom units vest in equal annual installments on the first, second and third anniversaries of the date of grant, February 13, 2019.</footnote>
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    <remarks></remarks>

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        <signatureName>/s/ Matthew V. Hairford, by Kyle A. Ellis as attorney-in-fact</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2020-02-18</signatureDate>
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