ConocoPhillips Announces Quarterly Dividend

ConocoPhillips (NYSE: COP) today announced a quarterly dividend of 25 cents per share, payable June 1, 2016, to stockholders of record at the close of business on May 20, 2016.

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About ConocoPhillips

ConocoPhillips is the world’s largest independent E&P company based on production and proved reserves. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, ConocoPhillips had operations and activities in 21 countries, $20 billion in annualized revenue, $100 billion of total assets, and approximately 15,600 employees as of March 31, 2016. Production, excluding Libya, averaged 1,578 MBOED for the three months ended March 31, 2016, and proved reserves were 8.2 billion BOE as of Dec. 31, 2015. For more information, go to www.conocophillips.com.

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ConocoPhillipsDaren Beaudo, 281-293-2073 (media)[e-mail] J. Bassett, 281-293-5000 (investors)[e-mail] R. dela Cruz, 281-293-5000 (investors)[e-mail]