Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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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, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940
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(Print or Type Responses)
1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *
Patteson Donald Douglas Jr
  2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
Rosetta Resources Inc. [ROSE]
5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
__X__ Director _____ 10% Owner
_____ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
1111 BAGBY, SUITE 1600
3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
07/20/2015
(Street)

HOUSTON, TX 77002
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 07/20/2015   D   46,938 (1) D (1) 0 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
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 24.155 07/20/2015   D     5,000 (2) (3) 05/09/2008 05/09/2018 Common Stock 5,000 (2) (3) (2) (3) 0 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) $ 24.595 07/20/2015   D     5,000 (2) (4) 05/15/2007 05/15/2017 Common Stock 5,000 (2) (4) (2) (4) 0 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
Patteson Donald Douglas Jr
1111 BAGBY
SUITE 1600
HOUSTON, TX 77002
  X      

Signatures

 /s/ Pamela Taylor, Attorney-in-Fact for Donald D. Patteson, Jr.   07/21/2015
**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) Pursuant to the Agreement and Plan of Merger, dated as of May 10, 2015, by and among the Issuer (hereinafter, "Rosetta"), Noble Energy, Inc. ("Noble") and an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Noble, at the effective time of the merger (the "Effective Time"), each share of the Rosetta common stock held by the Reporting Person converted into 0.542 shares of Noble common stock having a market value of $36.97 per share at the Effective Time, subject to adjustments for fractional shares, if any.
(2) At the Effective Time, options for the right to purchase Rosetta common stock (each, a "Rosetta Option") converted into the right to purchase (on the same terms and conditions as applicable to such Rosetta Option immediately prior to the Effective Time), the number of shares of Noble common stock determined by multiplying the number of shares of Rosetta common stock subject to such Rosetta Option by 0.542, at an exercise price per each share of Noble common stock equal to the per share exercise price for the shares of Rosetta common stock otherwise purchasable pursuant to each Rosetta Option immediately prior to the Effective Time divided by 0.542.
(3) The option was assumed by Noble in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 2,710 shares of Noble common stock at an exercise price of $44.566 per share.
(4) The option was assumed by Noble in the merger and replaced with an option to purchase 2,710 shares of Noble common stock at an exercise price of $45.378 per share.

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