DENVER, May 11, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP), a leading independent natural gas and crude oil exploration and production company, today announced that its Board of Directors approved a quarterly cash dividend of $0.02 per share of common stock, payable on June 5, 2015, to shareholders of record on May 26, 2015.

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QEP Resources, Inc. (NYSE:QEP) is a leading independent natural gas and crude oil exploration and production company focused in two major regions: the Northern Region (primarily the Rockies and the Williston Basin) and the Southern Region (primarily Texas and Louisiana) of the United States. For more information, visit QEP Resources' website at: www.qepres.com.

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