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): April 19, 2024 (April 17, 2024)

 

EQT CORPORATION

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

 

Pennsylvania		001-3551		25-0464690
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)		(Commission File Number)		(IRS Employer Identification Number)

 

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)

 

Not Applicable

(Former name or former address, if changed since last report)

 

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Securities Registered Pursuant to Section 12(b) of the Act:

 

Title of each class		Trading symbol(s)		Name of each exchange on which registered
Common Stock, no par value		EQT		New York Stock Exchange

 

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 ¨

 

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. ¨

 

 

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 April 17, 2024, the Company’s shareholders voted upon the following 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 March 1, 2024. The final vote results for each proposal were as follows:

 

Proposal 1: Election of Directors

 

The shareholders elected each of the individuals set forth below to the Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) to serve a one-year term expiring at the Company’s 2025 annual meeting of shareholders:

 

		Shares For		Shares Against		Shares Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
Lydia I. Beebe		369,640,550		6,144,799		628,400		28,076,068
Lee M. Canaan		370,567,704		5,215,246		630,799		28,076,068
Janet L. Carrig		371,122,412		4,672,130		619,207		28,076,068
Frank C. Hu		373,550,143		2,215,984		647,622		28,076,068
Dr. Kathryn J. Jackson		370,105,444		5,673,276		635,029		28,076,068
John F. McCartney		372,139,266		3,639,804		634,679		28,076,068
James T. McManus II		372,214,711		3,559,640		639,398		28,076,068
Anita M. Powers		372,668,747		3,111,631		633,371		28,076,068
Daniel J. Rice IV		373,525,872		2,258,868		629,009		28,076,068
Toby Z. Rice		373,550,549		2,222,040		641,160		28,076,068
Hallie A. Vanderhider		370,888,156		4,885,902		639,691		28,076,068

 

Proposal 2: Approval of a Non-Binding Resolution Regarding the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers for 2023 (Say-on-Pay)

 

The shareholders approved a non-binding resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2023, with votes as follows:

 

Shares For		Shares Against		Shares Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
367,914,241		7,651,605		847,903		28,076,068

 

Proposal 3: Ratification of the Appointment of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

 

The appointment of Ernst & Young LLP as the Company’s independent registered public accounting firm for the fiscal year ending December 31, 2024 was ratified by the shareholders, with votes as follows:

 

Shares For		Shares Against		Shares Abstained		Broker Non-Votes
382,337,373		21,702,347		450,097		0

 

 

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.

 

	EQT CORPORATION
Date:  April 19, 2024	By:	/s/ William E. Jordan
	Name:	William E. Jordan
	Title:	Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary