UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

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FORM 8-K

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CURRENT REPORT

Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d)

of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934

Date of Report (Date of Earliest Event Reported) October 25, 2022

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Matador Resources Company

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

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Texas	001-35410	27-4662601
(State or other jurisdiction of incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)

5400 LBJ Freeway,	Suite 1500	75240
Dallas,	Texas
(Address of principal executive offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (972) 371-5200

Not Applicable

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

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Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

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Securities registered pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

Title of each class	Trading symbol(s)	Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share	MTDR	New York Stock Exchange

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an emerging growth company as defined in Rule 405 of the Securities Act of 1933 (§230.405 of this chapter) or Rule 12b-2 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (§240.12b-2 of this chapter).

Emerging growth company  ☐

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  ☐

Item 2.02 Results of Operations and Financial Condition.

Attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 is a press release (the “Press Release”) issued by Matador Resources Company (the “Company”) on October 25, 2022, announcing its financial results for the three and nine months ended September 30, 2022. The Press Release is incorporated by reference into this Item 2.02, and the foregoing description of the Press Release is qualified in its entirety by reference to this exhibit.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 2.02, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act of 1933, as amended (the “Securities Act”), unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

In the Press Release, the Company has included certain “non-GAAP financial measures,” as defined in Item 10 of Regulation S-K of the Exchange Act, including (i) earnings before interest expense, income taxes, depletion, depreciation and amortization, accretion of asset retirement obligations, property impairments, unrealized derivative gains and losses, certain other non-cash items and non-cash stock-based compensation expense, and net gain or loss on asset sales and impairment (“Adjusted EBITDA”) attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders, (ii) Adjusted EBITDA of San Mateo Midstream, LLC, the Company’s midstream affiliate (“San Mateo”), (iii) adjusted net income (loss) attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders, (iv) adjusted earnings (loss) per diluted common share attributable to Matador Resources Company shareholders and (v) adjusted free cash flow of both the Company and San Mateo. In the Press Release, the Company has provided reconciliations of the non-GAAP financial measures to the most directly comparable financial measures calculated and presented in accordance with generally-accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) in the United States. In addition, in the Press Release, the Company has provided the reasons why the Company believes such non-GAAP financial measures provide useful information to investors.

Item 7.01 Regulation FD Disclosure.

Item 2.02 above is incorporated herein by reference.

In connection with the Press Release, the Company released a presentation summarizing the highlights of the Press Release (the “Presentation”). The Presentation is available on the Company’s website, www.matadorresources.com, on the Events and Presentations page under the Investor Relations tab.

The information furnished pursuant to this Item 7.01, including Exhibit 99.1, shall not be deemed to be “filed” for the purposes of Section 18 of the Exchange Act and will not be incorporated by reference into any filing under the Securities Act unless specifically identified therein as being incorporated therein by reference.

Item 9.01 Financial Statements and Exhibits.

(d) Exhibits

Exhibit No.	Description of Exhibit
99.1	Press Release, dated October 25, 2022.
104	Cover Page Interactive Data File, formatted in Inline XBRL (included as Exhibit 101).

SIGNATURE

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.

	MATADOR RESOURCES COMPANY
Date: October 25, 2022	By:	/s/ Craig N. Adams
	Name:	Craig N. Adams
	Title:	Executive Vice President