UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): June 22, 2018 (June 21, 2018)
EQT CORPORATION
(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)
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Pennsylvania |
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1-3551 |
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25-0464690 |
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(State or Other Jurisdiction |
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(Commission File Number) |
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(IRS Employer |
625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15222
(Address of principal executive offices, including zip code)
(412) 553-5700
(Registrant’s telephone number, including area code)
NONE
(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)
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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).
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Item 5.07. Submission of Matters to a Vote of Security Holders.
At the Annual Meeting of Shareholders of EQT Corporation (the Company) held on June 21, 2018 (the Annual Meeting), the Company’s shareholders considered three proposals, each of which is described in more detail in the Company’s definitive proxy statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on April 27, 2018 (the Proxy Statement). The final vote results for each proposal were as follows:
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Shares |
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% Cast |
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Shares |
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% Cast |
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Shares |
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Broker |
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Proposal 1* |
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For |
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For |
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Against |
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Against |
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Abstained |
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Non-Votes |
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Elected the individuals set forth below to the Board of Directors to serve a one-year term expiring at the 2019 annual meeting: |
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· Vicky A. Bailey |
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195,929,663 |
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95.23 |
% |
8,363,532 |
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4.06 |
% |
1,453,329 |
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24,212,094 |
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· Philip G. Behrman, Ph.D. |
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202,664,840 |
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98.5 |
% |
1,639,504 |
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0.80 |
% |
1,442,180 |
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24,212,094 |
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· Kenneth M. Burke |
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203,149,823 |
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98.73 |
% |
1,143,919 |
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0.56 |
% |
1,452,782 |
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24,212,094 |
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· A. Bray Cary, Jr. |
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190,022,460 |
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92.36 |
% |
14,281,316 |
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6.94 |
% |
1,442,748 |
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24,212,094 |
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· Margaret K. Dorman |
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203,134,585 |
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98.73 |
% |
1,180,799 |
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0.57 |
% |
1,431,140 |
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24,212,094 |
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· Thomas F. Karam |
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203,124,935 |
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98.73 |
% |
1,176,954 |
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0.57 |
% |
1,444,635 |
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24,212,094 |
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· David L. Porges |
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196,955,110 |
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95.72 |
% |
7,298,896 |
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3.55 |
% |
1,492,518 |
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24,212,094 |
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· Daniel J. Rice IV |
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202,715,529 |
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98.52 |
% |
1,554,665 |
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0.76 |
% |
1,476,330 |
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24,212,094 |
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· James E. Rohr |
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182,270,769 |
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88.59 |
% |
22,030,901 |
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10.71 |
% |
1,444,854 |
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24,212,094 |
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· Norman J. Szydlowski |
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197,701,456 |
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96.09 |
% |
6,551,593 |
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3.18 |
% |
1,493,475 |
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24,212,094 |
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· Stephen A. Thorington |
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203,120,136 |
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98.72 |
% |
1,149,562 |
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0.56 |
% |
1,476,826 |
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24,212,094 |
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· Lee T. Todd, Jr., Ph.D. |
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182,504,719 |
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88.71 |
% |
21,796,942 |
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10.59 |
% |
1,444,863 |
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24,212,094 |
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· Christine J. Toretti |
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202,780,869 |
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98.55 |
% |
1,533,661 |
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0.75 |
% |
1,431,994 |
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24,212,094 |
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· Robert F. Vagt |
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203,206,395 |
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98.76 |
% |
1,102,682 |
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0.54 |
% |
1,437,447 |
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24,212,094 |
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Proposal 2* |
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Shares |
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% Cast |
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Shares |
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% Cast |
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Shares |
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Broker |
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Approved a non-binding resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2017. |
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197,357,262 |
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95.92 |
% |
6,760,276 |
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3.29 |
% |
1,628,986 |
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24,212,094 |
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Proposal 3* |
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Shares |
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% Cast |
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Shares |
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% Cast |
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Shares |
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Broker |
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Ratified the appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for 2018. |
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225,438,947 |
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98.04 |
% |
3,068,610 |
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1.33 |
% |
1,451,061 |
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N/A |
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* For purposes of all Proposals above, abstentions, broker non-votes and the failure to vote are not votes cast and, accordingly, have no effect on the outcome of such proposals.
SIGNATURES
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.
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EQT CORPORATION | |||
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Date: June 22, 2018 |
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By: |
/s/ Robert J. McNally | |
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Name: |
Robert J. McNally | |
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Title: |
Senior Vice President and Chief Financial Officer | |