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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 20, 2023 (April 19, 2023)

 

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)

 

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. below):

 

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

 

¨ Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

 

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

 

¨ Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))

 

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 19, 2023, the Company’s shareholders voted upon the following four 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 2, 2023. 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 2024 annual meeting of shareholders:

 

  

Shares

For

  

Shares

Against

   Shares Abstained  

Broker

Non-Votes

 
Lydia I. Beebe  283,801,430   4,870,668   414,548   32,519,196 
Lee M. Canaan  285,255,515   3,392,957   438,174   32,519,196 
Janet L. Carrig  267,813,691   20,816,946   456,009   32,519,196 
Frank C. Hu  287,415,920   1,231,699   439,027   32,519,196 
Dr. Kathryn J. Jackson  279,201,041   9,243,376   642,229   32,519,196 
John F. McCartney  278,044,835   10,632,596   409,215   32,519,196 
James T. McManus II  285,834,168   2,848,160   404,318   32,519,196 
Anita M. Powers  285,948,304   2,719,746   418,596   32,519,196 
Daniel J. Rice IV  286,947,048   1,708,981   430,617   32,519,196 
Toby Z. Rice  286,970,518   1,667,707   448,421   32,519,196 
Hallie A. Vanderhider  265,093,959   23,581,381   411,306   32,519,196 

 

Proposal 2: Approval of a Non-Binding Resolution Regarding the Compensation of the Company’s Named Executive Officers for 2022 (Say-on-Pay)

 

The shareholders approved a non-binding resolution regarding the compensation of the Company’s named executive officers for 2022, with votes as follows:

 

Shares
For
   Shares
Against
   Shares
Abstained
   Broker
Non-Votes
 
 284,905,120    3,594,314    587,212    32,519,196 

 

Proposal 3: Advisory Vote on the Frequency of Advisory Votes on Named Executive Officer Compensation (Say-on-Frequency)

 

The shareholders approved, on an advisory basis, the annual inclusion of say-on-pay proposals in the Company’s proxy statement, with votes as follows:

 

Shares
For 1 Year
   Shares
For 2 Years
   Shares
For 3 Years
   Shares Abstained  

Broker

Non-Votes

 
 285,688,517    194,180    2,934,156    269,793    32,519,196 

 

Based on these results, and consistent with the Company’s recommendation, the Management Development and Compensation Committee of the Board has determined that the Company will hold an advisory vote on executive compensation every year until the next shareholder advisory vote on the frequency of say-on-pay proposals.

 

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Proposal 4: 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, 2023 was ratified by the shareholders, with votes as follows:

 

Shares
For
   Shares
Against
   Shares
Abstained
   Broker
Non-Votes
 
 304,101,888    17,303,499    200,455    0 

 

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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 20, 2023 By: /s/ William E. Jordan
  Name: William E. Jordan
  Title: Executive Vice President, General Counsel and Corporate Secretary