Exhibit 10.4

QEP RESOURCES, INC.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR DIRECTORS

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QEP RESOURCES, INC.

DEFERRED COMPENSATION PLAN FOR DIRECTORS

ARTICLE 1

INTRODUCTION

1.1 Purpose. QEP Resources, Inc., a Delaware corporation (the “Company”), hereby
establishes this QEP Resources, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for Directors
(the “Plan”) to provide Directors (as defined below) of the Company and its
participating Affiliates (as defined below) with an opportunity to defer
compensation paid to them for their services as Directors and to maintain a
deferred compensation account until they cease to serve as Directors of the
Company and its Affiliates. The Plan also provides for the payment of amounts
previously deferred under the Questar Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for
Directors

1.2 Status of Plan. This Plan is intended to be an unfunded, nonqualified
deferred compensation arrangement designed to comply with Section 409A of the
Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended, and the regulations and guidance
promulgated thereunder. Notwithstanding any other provision herein, this Plan
shall be interpreted, operated and administered in a manner consistent with
these intentions.

1.3 Effect of Plan. The terms of the Plan shall govern all amounts deferred
hereunder on or after the “Distribution” (as such term is defined in the
Separation Agreement (as defined below)) (such date, the “Effective Date”);
provided, however, in the event that the Separation Agreement is terminated or
the Distribution otherwise does not occur for any reason, this Plan shall
automatically, and without notice, terminate and shall be of no force or effect
and no participants shall have any rights or interests hereunder.

ARTICLE 2

DEFINITIONS

For purposes of the Plan, the following terms or phrases shall have the
following indicated meanings, unless the context clearly requires otherwise:

2.1 “Account” or “Account Balance” means, for each Participant, the account
established for his or her benefit under the Plan, which records the credit on
the records of the Company and its Affiliates equal to the amounts set aside
under the Plan and the actual or deemed earnings, if any, credited to such
account. The Account Balance, and each other specified account or sub-account,
shall be a bookkeeping entry only and shall be used solely as a device for the
measurement and determination of the amounts to be paid to a Participant, or his
or her designated Beneficiary, pursuant to this Plan.

2.2 “Affiliate” means any entity that is treated as the same employer as the
Company under Sections 414(b), (c), (m), or (o) of the Code (defined below), any
entity required to be aggregated with the Company pursuant to regulations
adopted under Code Section 409A, or any entity otherwise designated as an
Affiliate by the Company.

 

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2.3 “Assumed Accounts” has the meaning set forth in Section 4.3.

2.4 “Beneficiary” means that person or persons who become entitled to receive a
distribution of benefits under the Plan in the event of the death of a
Participant prior to the distribution of all benefits to which he or she is
entitled.

2.5 “Board” means the Board of Directors of the Company.

2.6 “Cash Compensation” means compensation payable to a Director in cash for
serving as a Director, including attending Board and committee meetings as a
Director, during a Plan Year, but excluding any expense reimbursements.

2.7 “Certificates of Deposit Option” means the investment option available under
Section 5.3(b)(ii) with respect to a Participant’s election to defer cash
compensation that is deemed to invest in such Certificates of Deposit as set
forth therein.

2.8 “Change in Control” shall be deemed to have occurred if: (i) any individual,
entity, or group (within the meaning of Section 13(d)(3) or 14(d)(2) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934 (the “Exchange Act”)) other than a trustee or
other fiduciary holding securities under an employee benefit plan of the
Company, is or becomes the beneficial owner (as such term is used in Rule 13d-3
under the Exchange Act) of securities of the Company representing 25 percent or
more of the combined voting power of the Company; or (ii) the following
individuals cease for any reason to constitute a majority of the number of
directors then serving: individuals who, as of the Effective Date, constitute
the Company’s Board of Directors and any new director (other than a director
whose initial assumption of office is in connection with an actual or threatened
election contest, including but not limited to a consent solicitation, relating
to the election of directors of the Company) whose appointment or election by
the Board or nomination for election by the Company’s stockholders was approved
or recommended by a vote of at least two-thirds of the directors then still in
office who either were directors on the Effective Date, or whose appointment,
election or nomination for election was previously so approved or recommended;
or (iii) the consummation of a merger or consolidation of the Company or any
direct or indirect subsidiary of the Company with any corporation, other than a
merger or consolidation that would result in the voting securities of the
Company outstanding immediately prior to such merger or consolidation continuing
to represent (either by remaining outstanding or by being converted into voting
securities of the surviving entity or any parent thereof) at least 60 percent of
the combined voting power of the securities of the Company or such surviving
entity or its parent outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation,
or a merger or consolidation effected to implement a recapitalization of the
Company (or similar transaction) in which no person is or becomes the beneficial
owner, directly or indirectly, of securities of the Company representing 25
percent or more of the combined voting power of the Company’s then outstanding
securities; or (iv) the Company’s stockholders approve a plan of complete
liquidation or dissolution of the Company or there is consummated for the sale
or disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s
assets, other than a sale or disposition by the Company of all or substantially
all of the Company’s assets to an entity, at least 60 percent of the combined
voting power of the voting securities of which are owned by the stockholders of
the Company in substantially the same proportions as their ownership of the
Company immediately prior to such sale. In addition, if a Change in Control
constitutes a payment event with respect to any payment under the Plan which
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compensation and is subject to Section 409A of the Code, the transaction or
event described in clauses (i), (ii), (iii) and (iv) with respect to such
payment must also constitute a “change in control event,” as defined in Treasury
Regulation Section 1.409A-3(i)(5) to the extent required by Section 409A of the
Code.

2.9 “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

2.10 “Common Stock” means the no par value common stock of the Company.

2.11 “Common Stock Option” means the investment option available under
Section 5.3(b)(i) with respect to a Participant’s election to defer cash
compensation that is deemed to invest in Common Stock as set forth therein.

2.12 “Company” means QEP Resources, Inc., a corporation organized and existing
under the laws of the State of Delaware, or its successor or successors.

2.13 “Disability” means a condition that renders a Participant unable to engage
in any substantial gainful activity by reason of any medically determinable
physical or mental impairment which can be expected to result in death or can be
expected to last for a continuous period of not less than 12 months, as
described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(4)(i)(A). A Participant shall not
be considered to be disabled unless the Participant furnishes proof of the
existence of such disability in such form and manner as may be required by
regulations promulgated under, or applicable to, Code Section 409A.

2.14 “Director” means a member of the Board or the Board of Directors of any
participating Affiliate who is not an employee (as defined in accordance with
Section 3401(c) of the Code and the regulations and revenue rulings thereunder)
of the Company or any of its Affiliates.

2.15 “Effective Date” shall have the meaning set forth in Section 1.3 hereof.

2.16 “Fair Market Value” means the closing benchmark price of the Company’s
Common Stock as reported on the composite tape of the New York Stock Exchange
for any given valuation date, or if the Common Stock shall not have been traded
on such date, the closing price on the next preceding day on which a sale
occurred.

2.17 “Participant” means any Director who has commenced participation in the
Plan in accordance with Article 3.

2.18 “Phantom Stock” means an economic unit equal in value to one share of
Common Stock, which is issued to a Director as compensation for services
performed as a Director pursuant to this Plan and the QEP Resources, Inc. 2010
Long-Term Stock Incentive Plan, as amended or restated from time to time, based
upon his or her election to receive such Phantom Stock in lieu of Restricted
Stock pursuant to this Plan.

2.19 “Phantom Stock Agreement” means an agreement entered into between the
Company and a Director evidencing the grant of shares of Phantom Stock to the
Director.

2.20 “Plan” means this QEP Resources, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for
Directors, as amended or restated from time to time.

 

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2.21 “Plan Year” means the calendar year.

2.22 “Questar Common Stock Fund” means the investment option available under the
Questar Plan with respect to a participant’s election to defer cash compensation
thereunder that is deemed to invest in the common stock of Questar Corporation.

2.23 “Questar Phantom Stock” means an economic unit equal in value to one share
of Questar common stock available for issuance under the Questar Plan with
respect to a participant’s election to receive such phantom stock in lieu of
restricted stock thereunder.

2.24 “Questar Phantom Stock Agreement” means an agreement entered into between
the Company and a Director evidencing the grant of shares of Questar Phantom
Stock to the Director.

2.25 “Questar Plan” means the Questar Corporation Deferred Compensation Plan for
Directors.

2.26 “Restricted Stock” means the restricted shares of Common Stock of the
Company issued to a Director as compensation for services performed as a
Director.

2.27 “Separation Agreement” means that certain Separation and Distribution
Agreement, by and between Questar Corporation and the Company, dated as of
June 14, 2010).

2.28 “Separation from Service” means a “separation from service” within the
meaning of Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(i) of the Code and Treasury Regulation
Section 1.409A-1(h).

2.29 “Transferred Director” means any Director who either had an account balance
or was eligible to participate in the Questar Plan immediately prior to the
Effective Date.

2.30 “Unforeseeable Emergency” shall mean a severe financial hardship of the
Participant resulting from: (i) an illness or accident of the Participant, the
Participant’s spouse, the Participant’s Beneficiary, or the Participant’s
dependent (as defined in Code Section 152, without regard to Code
Section 152(b)(1), (b)(2) and (d)(1)(B)); (ii) a loss of the Participant’s
property due to casualty; or (iii) such other similar extraordinary and
unforeseeable circumstances arising as a result of events beyond the control of
the Participant, as described in Treas. Reg. Section 1.409A-3(i)(3)(i), in each
case as determined in the sole discretion of the Board.

ARTICLE 3

ELIGIBILITY; PARTICIPATION

3.1 Eligibility. Any Director who is entitled to receive compensation for
service as a Director shall be eligible to participate in the Plan as of the
first date the individual becomes a Director. Notwithstanding any other
provision herein, each Transferred Director shall automatically participate in
the Plan as of the Effective Date.

 

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3.2 Enrollment and Commencement of Deferrals. Each eligible Director who wishes
to participate in the Plan for a Plan Year must make an irrevocable election as
to the deferral of Cash Compensation and/or the receipt of Phantom Stock in lieu
of Restricted Stock for the Plan Year by timely completing, executing and
returning to the Company’s Corporate Secretary such election forms or other
enrollment materials as the Board requires as follows:

(a) in the case of a Director who first becomes eligible to participate in the
Plan as of the first day of a Plan Year, on or prior to December 31st of the
prior Plan Year; and

(b) in the case of a Director who first becomes eligible to participate in the
Plan after the first day of a Plan Year, within thirty (30) days after the date
the Director first becomes eligible to participate.

If a Director fails to timely complete such election forms or other enrollment
materials, the Director shall not participate in the Plan until the first day of
the first Plan Year beginning after the date on which the Director timely
completes, executes and returns such election forms or other enrollment
materials to the Company’s Corporate Secretary.

Notwithstanding any other provision herein and solely with respect to the 2010
Plan Year, each Transferred Director shall automatically be deemed to have made
a timely election in accordance with this Section 3.2 to defer the same
percentage of Cash Compensation for the 2010 Plan Year as the percentage of
compensation that the Transferred Director elected to defer for the 2010 plan
year under the Questar Plan in accordance with its terms.

3.3 Failure of Eligibility. If the Board determines, in its sole and absolute
discretion, that any Participant no longer meets the eligibility criteria of the
Plan, the Participant shall cease to be an active Participant in the Plan and
future contributions to the Plan made by or on behalf of the Participant shall
cease as of the date of such determination by the Board. The Board’s
determination hereunder shall be final and binding on all persons.

ARTICLE 4

ELECTIONS; AMOUNTS; MODIFICATIONS

4.1 First Year of Plan Participation. In connection with a Participant’s
enrollment in the Plan pursuant to Section 3.2, the Participant shall make an
irrevocable election for the Plan Year in which the Participant commences
participation (i) to defer (or not to defer) all, but not less than all, of his
or her Cash Compensation, and/or (ii) to receive (or not to receive) Phantom
Stock in lieu of the grant of Restricted Stock that the Participant would
otherwise have received during such Plan Year. The Participant’s initial
deferral election under this Section 4.1 shall apply solely to compensation to
be paid with respect to services performed on or after the date of the
Participant’s enrollment in the Plan, and shall continue to apply for all
succeeding Plan Years unless and until revoked or modified pursuant to
Section 4.2, below. If the Participant fails to timely complete, execute and
return such election forms or other enrollment materials as required by the
Board in accordance with Section 3.2, then the Participant shall not be
permitted to make to defer any Cash Compensation or receive any Phantom Stock
under the Plan for such Plan Year.

In connection with a Participant’s enrollment in the Plan pursuant to
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Participant shall also make an irrevocable election for the Plan Year as to the
form of payment upon a Separation from Service (from the options available under
Section 6.2 below) of any deferrals (in the form of Cash Compensation and/or
Phantom Stock) credited to his or her Account for such Plan Year (including
earnings thereon). If the Participant fails to make such election, or if such
election does not meet the requirements of Code Section 409A and related
Treasury guidance or regulations, the Participant shall be deemed to have
elected to receive a lump sum distribution. The Participant’s election (or
deemed election) shall continue to apply for succeeding Plan Years unless and
until the election is modified pursuant to Section 4.2, below. Any such
modification shall apply prospectively only and shall not apply to deferrals (in
the form of Cash Compensation and/or Phantom Stock) previously credited under
the Plan (or any earnings thereon).

Notwithstanding any other provision herein and solely with respect to the 2010
Plan Year, each Transferred Director shall automatically be deemed to have made
an election in accordance with this Section 4.1 as to the same form of payment
upon a Separation from Service with respect to any deferrals (in the form of
Cash Compensation and/or Phantom Stock) credited to his or her Account under the
Plan for the 2010 Plan Year, as the Transferred Director elected with respect to
deferrals (in the form of cash compensation and/or phantom stock) credited to
his or her account under the Questar Plan for the 2010 Plan Year in accordance
with its terms.

4.2 Subsequent Plan Years. For each succeeding Plan Year, the Participant may,
prior to December 31st of the immediately preceding Plan Year (or such earlier
deadline as is established by the Board in its sole discretion):

(i) make an irrevocable election to modify or revoke the Participant’s existing
election to (i) defer (or not to defer) all, but not less than all, of his or
her Cash Compensation for succeeding Plan Years, and/or (ii) receive (or not to
receive) Phantom Stock in lieu of the grant of Restricted Stock that the
Participant would otherwise be entitled to receive for succeeding Plan Years.
Any such new election shall remain in effect for all succeeding Plan Years
unless and until timely revoked or modified by the Participant in accordance
with this Section. Any such modification shall apply prospectively only and
shall not apply to Cash Compensation previously credited under the Plan (or any
earnings thereon) or Phantom Stock previously received in lieu of Restricted
Stock.

(ii) make an irrevocable election to modify his or her existing election as to
the form of payment upon a Separation from Service of any deferrals (in the form
of Cash Compensation and/or Phantom Stock) credited to his or her Account for
succeeding Plan Years (including earnings thereon). Such election shall be made
in accordance with Section 6.2 below, and shall remain in effect for all
succeeding Plan Years unless and until timely modified by the Participant in
accordance with this Section. Any such modification shall apply prospectively
only and shall not apply to Cash Compensation previously credited under the Plan
(or any earnings thereon) or Phantom Stock previously received in lieu of
Restricted Stock.

4.3 Assumed Accounts Attributable to Transferred Directors. As of the Effective
Date, the Company has assumed all accounts under the Questar Plan with respect
to the Transferred Directors (“Assumed Accounts”), and as of the Effective Date,
Questar shall have no further liabilities or obligations with respect to the
Assumed Accounts. The Assumed Accounts shall be credited to Accounts of the
Transferred Directors under this Plan and shall remain subject to the same
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designations that were controlling under the Questar Plan immediately prior to
the Effective Date, until a new election is made in accordance with the terms of
this Plan, Code Section 409A and applicable law that by its terms supersedes the
applicable prior election made under the Questar Plan.

ARTICLE 5

ACCOUNTS; DEEMED INVESTMENTS

5.1 Accounts. The Company shall establish an Account for each Participant with
at least two sub-accounts - an Equity Compensation Sub-Account and a Cash
Compensation Sub-Account – along with such additional sub-accounts as it deems
necessary or desirable for the proper administration of the Plan. The Equity
Compensation Sub-Account shall reflect the value of Phantom Stock issued to the
Participant in lieu of Restricted Stock for each Plan Year, together with any
adjustments for income, gain or loss and any payments from such sub-account as
provided herein. Phantom Stock shall be credited to the Participant’s Equity
Compensation Sub-Account and relevant sub-accounts (if any) as of the effective
date set forth in the Participant’s Phantom Stock Agreement. The Cash
Compensation Sub-Account shall reflect all deferrals of Cash Compensation made
by the Participant for each Plan Year, together with any adjustments for income,
gain or loss and any payments from such sub-account as provided herein. Cash
Compensation deferred by a Participant under this Plan shall be credited to the
Participant’s Cash Compensation Account and relevant sub-accounts (if any) as
soon as administratively practicable after the amounts would have otherwise been
paid to the Participant.

5.2 Status of Accounts. Accounts and sub-accounts established hereunder shall be
record-keeping devices utilized for the sole purpose of determining benefits
payable under this Plan, and will not constitute a separate fund of assets but
shall continue for all purposes to be part of the general, unrestricted assets
of the Company and its Affiliates, subject to the claims of their general
creditors.

5.3 Deemed Investment of Amounts Deferred.

(a) Equity Compensation Sub-Account. The Participant’s Equity Compensation
Sub-Account shall hold shares of the Participant’s Phantom Stock and shall be
credited with earnings and dividends as set forth in the Phantom Stock
Agreement(s) between the Company and the Participant. In the event the
Participant forfeits shares of Phantom Stock in accordance with the terms of a
Phantom Stock Agreement, the Participant’s Equity Compensation Sub-Account shall
be debited for the number of shares of Phantom Stock forfeited along with any
earnings and dividends related to such shares.

(b) Cash Compensation Sub-Account. In connection with a Participant’s election
to defer compensation for a Plan Year pursuant to Article 4, a Participant may
elect to have earnings, gains, or losses with respect to deferrals into his or
her Cash Compensation Sub-Account for such Plan Year calculated based on one of
the two deemed investment alternatives below. In the event the Participant fails
to make an election regarding the deemed investment of his Cash Compensation
Sub-Account, the Participant shall be deemed to have elected the Common Stock
Option (described below). The Participant’s actual or deemed investment election
shall continue in effect for future Plan Years unless and until modified by the
Participant. Any such modification (i) shall apply prospectively only to amounts
deferred in future Plan Years, and (ii) shall be made at the same time as
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(i) Common Stock Option. Any portion of the Cash Compensation Sub-Account deemed
invested under this option (the “Common Stock Option”) shall be accounted for as
if invested in shares of Common Stock purchased at Fair Market Value on the date
on which a deferral of Cash Compensation is credited to the Participant’s
Account. All shares of Common Stock deemed held in the Participant’s Cash
Compensation Sub-Account shall be credited with dividends at the same time and
at the same rate as actual dividends are paid by the Company with respect to its
Common Stock. Dividends credited hereunder shall be deemed reinvested in
additional shares of Common Stock purchased at Fair Market Value as and when the
dividends are credited.

(ii) Certificates of Deposit Option. Any portion of the Cash Compensation
Sub-Account deemed invested under this option (the “Certificates of Deposit
Option”) will be credited with interest calculated at a monthly rate using the
typical rates paid by major banks on new issues of negotiable Certificates of
Deposit on amounts of $1,000,000 or more for one year as quoted in The
Wall Street Journal under “Consumer Savings Rates” on the Thursday closest to
the end of the month or other published source of such rates as identified by
the Company’s Treasury department. The interest credited to each Participant’s
Cash Compensation Sub-Account shall be calculated based on the amount deemed
invested in the Certificates of Deposit Option at the beginning of each
particular month.

5.4 Assumed Accounts. Except as provided below, upon the Effective Date, the
Assumed Accounts shall be subject to the same investment elections, and deemed
invested in the same investment options, that were controlling under the Questar
Plan immediately prior to the Effective Date until a new election is made in
accordance with the terms of this Plan that by its terms supersedes the prior
election. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence, the following additional
provisions shall apply to the deemed investment of the Assumed Accounts:

(a) Questar Phantom Stock. With respect to each Transferred Director, any
Assumed Accounts that, immediately prior to the Effective Date, were in the form
of Questar Phantom Stock under the Questar Plan will be converted, as of the
Effective Date, into Phantom Stock and Questar Phantom Stock and reallocated as
follows:

(i) The number of shares of Phantom Stock shall be equal to the number of shares
of the Company’s Common Stock to which the Transferred Director would have been
entitled on the Effective Date had the shares of Questar Phantom Stock
represented restricted shares of Questar common stock as of the Record Date, the
resulting number of shares of Phantom Stock being rounded down to the nearest
whole unit.

(ii) The resulting number of shares of Phantom Stock shall be granted to the
Transferred Director in accordance with the same vesting schedule as in effect
for the corresponding shares of Questar Phantom Stock under the Questar Plan, as
evidenced in the form of a Phantom Stock Agreement.

(iii) The resulting number of shares of Questar Phantom Stock shall be granted
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the corresponding shares of Questar Phantom Stock under the Questar Plan, as
evidenced in the form of a Questar Phantom Stock Agreement. The Transferred
Director’s Equity Compensation Sub-Account shall hold shares of the Questar
Phantom Stock and shall be credited with earnings and dividends as set forth in
the Questar Phantom Stock Agreement between the Company and the Transferred
Participant. In the event the Transferred Participant forfeits shares of Questar
Phantom Stock in accordance with the terms of the Questar Phantom Stock
Agreement, the Transferred Participant’s Equity Compensation Sub-Account shall
be debited for the number of shares of Questar Phantom Stock forfeited along
with any earnings and dividends related to such shares. Following the Effective
Date, each Transferred Director shall reallocate all vested amounts of Questar
Phantom Stock into an Equity Compensation Sub-Account which shall be accounted
for as if such amounts were invested in shares of Common Stock purchased at Fair
Market Value on the date of such reallocation, with all such deemed shares of
Common Stock credited with dividends at the same time and at the same rate as
actual dividends are paid by the Company with respect to its Common Stock (the
“Company Common Stock Fund”); provided that any vested amounts of Questar
Phantom Stock which have not been reallocated to the Company Common Stock Fund
as of December 31, 2011 shall automatically be reallocated into the Company
Common Stock Fund as of such date.

(b) Questar Common Stock Fund. With respect to each Transferred Director, any
Assumed Accounts that, immediately prior to the Effective Date, were deemed
invested in the Questar Common Stock Fund under the Questar Plan, initially will
be credited to the Questar Common Stock Fund under the Plan as of the Effective
Date, subject to adjustment as provided in paragraph (d) below.

(c) Questar Certificates of Deposit Option. With respect to each Transferred
Director, any Assumed Accounts that, immediately prior to the Effective Date,
were deemed to invested in the certificates of deposit option under the Questar
Plan, initially will be credited to the Certificates of Deposit Option under the
Plan as of the Effective Date.

(d) Adjustments to Questar Common Stock Fund. With respect to the Assumed
Accounts initially credited to the Questar Common Stock Fund pursuant to
paragraph (b) above, each phantom share of Questar common stock credited to the
Questar Common Stock Fund on behalf of each Transferred Director on the
Effective Date shall be converted, as of the Effective Date, into phantom shares
of the Company’s Common Stock and phantom shares of Questar common stock and
reallocated as follows:

(i) The number of phantom shares of the Company’s Common Stock shall be equal to
the number of shares of the Company’s Common Stock to which the Transferred
Director would have been entitled on the Effective Date had the phantom shares
of Questar common stock represented actual shares of Questar common stock as of
the Record Date, the resulting number of phantom shares of the Company’s Common
Stock being rounded down to the nearest whole unit.

(ii) The resulting number of phantom shares of the Company’s Common Stock shall
automatically be transferred from the Questar Common Stock Fund and credited to
the Common Stock Option, effective as of the Effective Date.

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shall remain in the Questar Common Stock Fund, effective as of the Effective
Date, and shall be accounted for as if invested in shares of Questar common
stock with the applicable portion of the Cash Compensation Sub-Account credited
with dividends at the same time and at the same rate as actual dividends are
paid by Questar with respect to Questar common stock. Dividends credited
hereunder shall be deemed reinvested in additional shares of Questar common
stock purchased at fair market value as and when the dividends are credited.
Following the Effective Date, each Transferred Director shall reallocate all
Assumed Accounts deemed invested in the Questar Common Stock Fund into either
the Common Stock Option or the Certificates of Deposit Option no later than
December 31, 2011; provided, that any Assumed Accounts that remain deemed
invested in the Questar Common Stock Fund as of December 31, 2011 shall
automatically be reallocated into the Common Stock Option as of such date. In no
event shall any deemed investment allocations be permitted into the Questar
Common Stock Fund on or after the Effective Date.

Capitalized terms used in this 5.4 that are not defined in the Plan shall have
the meaning set forth in that certain Employee Matters Agreement, by and between
Questar Corporation and the Company, dated as of June 14, 2010).

ARTICLE 6

DISTRIBUTIONS

6.1 Time of Payment. Subject to Article 7, below, all Accounts under the Plan
shall be paid within sixty (60) days following the date of the first to occur of
the Participant’s (a) Separation from Service, (b) Disability, or (c) death.

6.2 Forms of Payment Upon Separation from Service. A Participant may elect to
receive a distribution of all amounts credited to his or her Account (whether to
the Cash Compensation Sub-Account or to the Equity Compensation Sub-Account) (as
adjusted for earnings) upon the occurrence of a Separation from Service pursuant
to an election form filed in accordance with Article 4 in the form of either a
lump sum or in up to four (4) annual installments.

6.3 Disability or Death. All amounts then credited to the Participant’s Account
upon the Participant’s death or Disability shall be paid in a single lump sum to
the Participant or the Participant’s Beneficiary within sixty (60) days
following the date of such death or Disability, as applicable.

6.4 Change in Control. Notwithstanding any election made by the Participant, in
the event of a Change in Control, all amounts then credited to the Participant’s
Account shall be distributed to the Participant in a single lump sum within 60
days following the Change in Control.

6.5 Calculation of Distributions.

(a) Lump Sum. All lump sum distributions shall be based on the value of the
Participant’s Account (or the portion thereof to be paid in a lump sum) as of
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(b) Installment Distributions. Under an installment payout, the Participant’s
first installment shall be equal to a fraction of the balance credited to his or
her Account (or the portion of that Account to be paid in installments) as of
the last day of the calendar month preceding such payment, the numerator of
which is one and the denominator of which is the total number of installments
selected. The amount of each subsequent payment shall be a fraction of the
balance in the Participant’s Account (or the portion of that account to be paid
in installments) as of the last day of the calendar month preceding each
subsequent payment, the numerator of which is one and the denominator of which
is the total number of installments elected minus the number of installments
previously paid. Each subsequent anniversary payment shall be made on the
anniversary date of the initial payment.

6.6 Method of Payment. All payments under the Plan shall be made in cash.

ARTICLE 7

WITHDRAWALS FOR UNFORESEEABLE EMERGENCIES

7.1 Petition. If the Participant experiences an Unforeseeable Emergency, the
Participant may petition the Board in writing to receive a partial or full
payout from the Plan, subject to the provisions set forth below. A Participant’s
written petition for such a payment shall describe the circumstances which the
Participant believes justify the payment and an estimate of the amount necessary
to eliminate the Unforeseeable Emergency.

7.2 Amount of Withdrawal; Necessity. The payout, if any, from the Plan shall not
exceed the lesser of: (i) the Participant’s vested Account Balance, calculated
as of the close of business on or around the date on which the amount becomes
payable, as determined by the Board in its sole discretion; or (ii) the amount
necessary to satisfy the Unforeseeable Emergency, plus amounts necessary to pay
Federal, state, or local income taxes or penalties reasonably anticipated as a
result of the distribution. Notwithstanding the foregoing, a Participant may not
receive a payout from the Plan to the extent that the Unforeseeable Emergency is
or may be relieved (a) through reimbursement or compensation by insurance or
otherwise, (b) by liquidation of the Participant’s assets, to the extent the
liquidation of such assets would not itself cause severe financial hardship, or
(c) by cessation of deferrals under this Plan.

7.3 Payment; Cessation of Deferrals. If the Board, in its sole discretion,
approves a Participant’s petition for payout from the Plan, the Participant
shall receive a payout in the form of a lump sum from the Plan within sixty
(60) days of the date of such approval, and the Participant’s deferrals of Cash
Compensation then in effect under the Plan shall be terminated as of the date of
such approval.

7.4 409A. Any payment as a result of an Unforeseeable Emergency shall be made in
accordance with Code Section 409A(a)(2)(A)(vi) and the regulations thereunder.

ARTICLE 8

ACCOUNT STATEMENTS

Within 45 days after the end of the calendar year, a statement will be sent to
each Participant listing the balance in his or her Account as of the last day of
the Plan Year.

 

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ARTICLE 9

ADMINISTRATION

The Board shall administer the Plan and shall have full authority to make such
rules and regulations deemed necessary or desirable to administer the Plan and
to interpret its provisions. However, no member of the Board shall vote or act
on any matter relating solely to himself or herself.

ARTICLE 10

AMENDMENT AND TERMINATION

The Plan may be amended, modified or terminated by the Board. No amendment,
modification, or termination shall adversely affect a Participant’s rights with
respect to amounts vested in his or her Account.

ARTICLE 11

MISCELLANEOUS

11.1 Election Forms. All elections shall be made on forms prepared by the
Corporate Secretary and must be dated, signed, and filed with the Company’s
Corporate Secretary in order to be valid.

11.2 Source of Payments. The Company and each participating Affiliate will pay
all benefits for its Directors arising under this Plan, and all costs, charges
and expenses relating to such benefits, out of its general assets. The right of
a Participant to receive any unpaid portion of his or her Account shall be an
unsecured claim against the general assets of the Company and its Affiliates and
will be subordinated to the general obligations of the Company and its
Affiliates.

11.3 No Assignment or Alienation.

(a) General. Except as provided in subsection (b) below, the benefits provided
for in this Plan shall not be anticipated, assigned (either at law or in
equity), alienated, or be subject to attachment, garnishment, levy, execution or
other legal or equitable process. Any attempt by any Participant or any
Beneficiary to anticipate, assign or alienate any portion of the benefits
provided for in this Plan shall be null and void.

(b) Exception: DRO. The restrictions of subsection (a) shall not apply to a
distribution to an “alternate payee” (as defined in Code Section 414(p))
pursuant to a “domestic relations order” (“DRO”) within the meaning of Code
Section 414(p)(1)(B). The Board shall have the discretion, power, and authority
to determine whether an order is a DRO. Upon a determination that an order is a
DRO, the Board shall cause the Company or the relevant Affiliate to make a
distribution to the alternate payee or payees named in the DRO, as directed by
the DRO.

11.4 Beneficiaries. A Participant shall have the right to designate one or more
Beneficiaries to receive some or all amounts payable under the Plan after the
Participant’s death. In the absence of an effective Beneficiary designation, all
payments shall be made to the personal representative of the Participant’s
estate.

 

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11.5 No Creation of Rights. Nothing in this Plan shall confer upon any
Participant the right to continue as a Director.

11.6 Payments to Incompetents. If the Board determines in its discretion that a
benefit under this Plan is to be paid to a minor, a person declared incompetent
or to a person incapable of handling the disposition of his or her property, the
Board may direct payment of such benefit to the guardian, legal representative
or person having the care and custody of such minor, incompetent or incapable
person. The Board may require proof of minority, incompetence, incapacity or
guardianship, as it may deem appropriate prior to distribution of the benefit.
Any such payment shall be a payment for the account of the Participant and the
Participant’s Beneficiary, as the case may be, and shall be a complete discharge
of any liability under the Plan for such payment amount.

11.7 Court Order. The Board is authorized to make any payments directed by court
order in any action in which the Plan or the Board has been named as a party.

11.8 Code Section 409A Savings Clause. The payments and benefits provided under
the Plan are intended to be compliant with the requirements of Section 409A of
the Code. Notwithstanding any provision of this Plan to the contrary, including,
without limitation, Article 10 hereof, in the event that the Company reasonably
determines that any payments or benefits hereunder are not either exempt from or
compliant with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code, the Company shall
have the right adopt such amendments to this Plan or adopt such other policies
and procedures (including amendments, policies and procedures with retroactive
effect), or take any other actions, that are necessary or appropriate (i) to
preserve the intended tax treatment of the payments and benefits provided
hereunder, to preserve the economic benefits with respect to such payments and
benefits, and/or (ii) to exempt such payments and benefits from Section 409A of
the Code or to comply with the requirements of Section 409A of the Code and
thereby avoid the application of penalty taxes thereunder; provided, however,
that this Section 11.8 does not, and shall not be construed so as to, create any
obligation on the part of the Company to adopt any such amendments, policies or
procedures or to take any other such actions or to indemnify any Participant for
any failure to do so.

11.9 Attorney Fees; Interest. The Company and its Affiliates agrees to pay as
incurred, to the full extent permitted by law, and in accordance with Code
Section 409A, all legal fees and expenses which a Participant may reasonably
incur as a result of any contest (regardless of the outcome thereof) by the
Company, the Participant, or others following a Change in Control regarding the
validity or enforceability of, or liability under, any provision of this Plan or
any guarantee of performance thereof (including as a result of any contest by
the Participant about the amount of any payment pursuant to this Plan), plus in
each case interest on any delayed payment at the applicable Federal rate
provided for in Section 7872(f)(2)(A) of the Code. The foregoing right to legal
fees and expenses shall not apply to any contest brought by a Participant (or
other party seeking payment under the Plan) that is found by a court of
competent jurisdiction to be frivolous or vexatious. To the extent that any
payments or reimbursements provided to the Participant under this Section are
deemed to constitute compensation to the Participant, such amounts shall be paid
or reimbursed reasonably promptly, but not later than December 31 of the year
following the year in which the expense was incurred. The amount of any payments
or expense reimbursements that constitute compensation in one year shall not
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payments or expense reimbursements constituting compensation that are eligible
for payment or reimbursement in any subsequent year, and the Participant’s right
to such payments or reimbursement of any such expenses shall not be subject to
liquidation or exchange for any other benefit.

11.10 Distribution in the Event of Taxation. If, for any reason, all or any
portion of a Participant’s benefits under this Plan becomes subject to federal
income tax under Code Section 409A with respect to the Participant prior to
receipt, a Participant may petition the Board for a distribution of that portion
of his or her benefit that has become taxable. Upon the grant of such a
petition, which grant shall not be unreasonably withheld, the Company or the
relevant Affiliate shall distribute to the Participant immediately available
funds in an amount equal to the taxable portion of his or her benefit (which
amount shall not exceed a Participant’s unpaid vested Account balances). If the
petition is granted, the tax liability distribution shall be made within 90 days
of the date when the Participant’s petition is granted. Such a distribution
shall affect and reduce the benefits to be paid under this Plan.

11.11 Governing Law. To the extent not preempted by federal law, this Plan shall
be governed by the laws of the State of Colorado, without regard to conflicts of
law principles.

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I hereby certify that this QEP Resources, Inc. Deferred Compensation Plan for
Directors was duly adopted by the Board of Directors of QEP Resources, Inc. on
June 12, 2010.

Executed on this 12 day of June, 2010.

 

By:  

    /s/ Richard J. Doleshek

         Richard J. Doleshek             Executive Vice President, Chief
Financial Officer and Treasurer