Statement of Changes in Beneficial Ownership (Form 4)

FORM 4 Check this box if no longer subject to Section 16. Form 4 or Form 5 obligations may continue. See Instruction 1(b). Check this box to indicate that a transaction was made pursuant to a contract, instruction or written plan that is intended to satisfy the affirmative defense conditions of Rule 10b5-1(c). See Instruction 10.

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES 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 * Colodney Benjamin T 2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol Matador Resources Co [MTDR] 5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) SVP & Chief Accounting Officer (Last) (First) (Middle) 5400 LBJ FREEWAY, SUITE 1500 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year) 03/31/2026 (Street) DALLAS, TX 75240 4. If Amendment, Date 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 (City) (State) (Zip) 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) Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price Common Stock 05/29/2026 P 250 A $53.41 2,650 I Represents shares held of record by the reporting person's 401(k) account Common Stock 03/31/2026 F 447 D $64.84 9,603(1)(2)(3)(4) D

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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 Underlying Securities (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 of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 4)

11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 4)

Code

V

(A)

(D)

Date Exercisable

Expiration Date

Title

Amount or Number of Shares

Phantom Units

(5)

05/01/2026

M

1,000

(6)

(6)

Common Stock

1,000

$ 0

1,000

D

Phantom Units

(5)

05/01/2026

M

1,072

(7)

(7)

Common Stock

1,072

$ 0

2,146

D

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
Colodney Benjamin T 5400 LBJ FREEWAY SUITE 1500 DALLAS, TX 75240			SVP & Chief Accounting Officer

Signatures

/s/ Benjamin T. Colodney, by Derek E. Gabriel as attorney-in-fact		06/02/2026
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Includes shares acquired pursuant to the Issuer's Employee Stock Purchase Plan. Such acquisitions are exempt under Rule 16b-3.
(2)	Includes 3,000 shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on October 29, 2024 that vest on May 1, 2027.
(3)	Includes 3,218 shares of restricted stock granted to the reporting person on July 21, 2025 that vest on May 1, 2028.
(4)	Represents shares withheld by the Issuer in connection with the reporting person's net share settlement to satisfy tax liability upon the vesting of 1,000 shares of restricted stock that were granted to the reporting person on March 31, 2023. No shares were sold by the reporting person to satisfy this tax liability.
(5)	Each phantom unit is the economic equivalent of one share of the Issuer's common stock. As required by the terms of the award, upon the May 1, 2026 partial vesting of such award, the reporting person settled the phantom units for cash at a rate of $63.44 per unit based upon the closing price of the Issuer's common stock on April 30, 2026. No shares of common stock were issued to nor sold by the reporting person pursuant to this transaction.
(6)	The phantom units vest in equal installments on May 1, 2025, May 1, 2026 and May 1, 2027.
(7)	The phantom units vest in equal annual installments on May 1, 2026, May 1, 2027 and May 1, 2028.

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