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): November 6, 2018

 

EQT Corporation

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania

 

1-3551

 

25-0464690

(State or other jurisdiction

 

(Commission

 

(I.R.S. Employer

of incorporation)

 

File Number)

 

Identification No.)

 

625 Liberty Avenue, Suite 1700

 

 

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

 

15222

(Address of principal executive offices)

 

(Zip Code)

 

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (412) 553-5700

 

Check the appropriate box below if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions (see General Instruction A.2):

 

o                 Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

 

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o                 Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

 

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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).

 

Emerging growth company  o

 

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 13(a) of the Exchange Act.  o

 

 

 


 

Item 8.01.                                        Other Events

 

On November 6, 2018, EQT Corporation issued a press release, a copy of which is furnished herewith as Exhibit 99.1, announcing the establishment of new record and payment dates for the previously declared quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share, which was originally announced on October 10, 2018.  The previously announced quarterly cash dividend of $0.03 per share is now payable on December 3, 2018, to shareholders of record at the close of business on November 21, 2018.

 

Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits

 

(d)                                 Exhibits.

 

99.1                        News release dated November 6, 2018 issued by EQT Corporation

 

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EXHIBIT INDEX

 

Exhibit No.

 

Description

99.1

 

Press release issued by EQT Corporation dated November 6, 2018.

 

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SIGNATURE

 

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.

 

 

EQT CORPORATION

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

By:

/s/ Jonathan M. Lushko

 

 

General Counsel and Senior Vice President, Governmental Affairs

 

Date: November 6, 2018

 

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