SEC FORM 4

SEC Form 4

FORM 4

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP

Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person^*

Petrus Timothy L

(Last)

(First)

(Middle)

810 HOUSTON STREET

(Street)

FORT WORTH

76102

(City)

(State)

(Zip)

2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
XTO ENERGY INC [ XTO ]

5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)

	Director	10% Owner
X	Officer (give title below)	Other (specify below)
	Executive VP-Acquisitions

3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
11/18/2008

4. If Amendment, Date of Original Filed (Month/Day/Year)

6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing (Check Applicable Line)

X	Form filed by One Reporting Person
	Form filed by More than One Reporting Person

Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	3. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed Of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)			5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 3 and 4)	6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Security (Instr. 3)	2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	Amount	(A) or (D)	Price		6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Common Stock	11/18/2008		A⁽¹⁾		36,000	A	$0	558,750⁽²⁾	D
Common Stock								2,447⁽³⁾	I	401(k) Plan

Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	4. Transaction Code (Instr. 8)		5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D) (Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		7. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 3 and 4)		8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)	9. Number of derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s) (Instr. 4)	10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 3)	2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year)	3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year)	Code	V	(A)	(D)	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares	8. Price of Derivative Security (Instr. 5)		10. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)	11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)
Stock Option (right to buy) Amended 2004 Plan	$33.62	11/18/2008		A		40,000		⁽⁴⁾	11/18/2015	Common Stock	40,000	$0	40,000	D
Stock Option (right to buy) Amended 2004 Plan	$33.62	11/18/2008		A		40,000		⁽⁵⁾	11/18/2015	Common Stock	40,000	$0	40,000	D

Explanation of Responses:

1. Grant of performance shares under the 2004 Stock Incentive Plan, as Amended and Restated as of May 20, 2008, that will vest in increments of 50% when the common stock closes at or above $38.00 and $42.00, respectively, on the New York Stock Exchange.

2. As adjusted for a five-for-four stock split effected on December 13, 2007, resulting in ownership of 99,549 additional shares of common stock.

3. Shares owned as of November 18, 2008 through the 401(k) Plan, as adjusted for a five-for-four stock split effected on December 13, 2007, resulting in ownership of 472 additional shares of common stock.

4. The options become exercisable when the common stock closes at or above $45.00 on the New York Stock Exchange.

5. The options vest the earlier of ratably in 33 1/3% increments over three years as follows: 13,333 on November 18, 2009; 13,333 on November 18, 2010; and 13,334 on November 18, 2011; or 100% when the common stock closes at or above $50.00 on the New York Stock Exchange.

	Frank G. McDonald, Attorney-in-Fact for Timothy L. Petrus	11/20/2008
	** Signature of Reporting Person	Date
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