On July 20, 2017, the board of directors of QEP Resources, Inc. appointed Mary Shafer-Malicki as a director, effective July 24, 2017. Ms. Shafer-Malicki will serve as an independent director and will stand for re-election at the 2018 annual meeting of shareholders. Ms. Shafer-Malicki has been named to the audit committee and governance committee of the board. Ms. Shafer-Malicki and the company will enter into the company's standard director and officer indemnification agreement.