UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 OR 15(d)

of The Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported) July 12, 2017 (July 12, 2017)

ConocoPhillips

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

Delaware		001-32395		01-0562944
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification No.)

600 North Dairy Ashford

Houston, Texas

77079

(Address of principal executive offices)

(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code (281) 293-1000

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

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Item 5.02 Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers.

(d) Election of Directors

On July 12, 2017, the Board of Directors of ConocoPhillips (the “Company”) voted to increase the size of the Board from 10 members to 11 members and to elect Ms. Sharmila Mulligan to the Board of Directors of the Company, to serve until her successor shall have been duly elected and qualified or until her earlier resignation or removal. Ms. Mulligan will serve as a member of the Audit and Finance Committee and the Public Policy Committee. Ms. Mulligan will receive compensation in accordance with policies and procedures previously approved by the Board for non-employee directors of the Company and as more fully described in the Company’s Proxy Statement on Schedule 14A relating to the 2017 Annual Meeting of Stockholders under the heading “Non-Employee Director Compensation” (and such description is incorporated herein by reference).

There is no arrangement or understanding between Ms. Mulligan and any other person pursuant to which Ms. Mulligan was appointed as a director. Ms. Mulligan does not have a direct or indirect material interest in any transaction required to be disclosed pursuant to Item 404(a) of Regulation S-K.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

On July 12, 2017, the Company issued a press release (the “Press Release”) announcing the appointment of Ms. Mulligan to the Board of Directors. A copy of the Press Release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 hereto and is incorporated by reference into this Item 7.01.

The information in this Item 7.01 and Exhibit 99.1 hereto shall not be deemed “filed” for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that section and shall not be deemed incorporated by reference in any filing made by the Company under the Securities Act of 1933 or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, except as set forth by specific reference in such filing.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	-	Description

99.1		Press Release, dated July 12, 2017

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	CONOCOPHILLIPS

Date: July 12, 2017	By:	/s/ Janet Langford Carrig
		Janet Langford Carrig
		Senior Vice President, Legal, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary

EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit No.		Description

99.1		Press Release, dated July 12, 2017